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Interpretation of Testamentary Documents

Name: Interpretation of Testamentary Documents
Brand: LexisNexis Australia
SKU: 9780409348880
Price: 1660.50 HKD
Availability: InStock
Author: G. E. Dal Pont
ISBN: 9780409348880

By G. E. Dal Pont

LexisNexis Australia March 2019

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780409348880
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
Publication: March 2019
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Interpretation of Testamentary Documents is a practical and accessible guide for legal practitioners on matters where the testator’s intention is not made clear. With uncertainty possibly infecting the property the subject of succession, the persons who may take that property, or the shares to be taken by those persons, this text provides an invaluable resource for practitioners requiring guidance on these matters.

Features

Essential reference for all practitioners engaged in estates law
Clear and practical guide
Multi-jurisdictional
Highly esteemed author

Part I Principles; 1. Nature of Testamentary Interpretation; 2. Approaching the Process of Interpretation; 3.
Rules of Interpretation (‘Construction’): Part II Property; 4. Scope of Testamentary Property; 5. Identifying Testamentary Property; 6. Interpreting Terms Relating to Property; Part III Persons; 7. Interpreting Gifts to Persons by Description; 8. Class gifts; Part IV Portions; 9. Legacies; 10. Gifts of Income; 11. Conditional Testamentary Gifts; 12. Shared Testamentary Gifts; 13. Absolute and Limited Interests; 14. Vested and Contingent Testamentary Gifts; 15. Testamentary Options; 16. Personal Representatives’ Powers; 17. Residuary Gifts; 18. Failure of Gift