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Law Society of Ireland: Wills, Probate and Estates, 7th Edition

Law Society of Ireland: Wills, Probate and Estates, 7th Edition

Author: Padraic Courtney; Nuala Casey; Anne McKenna; Annette O'Connell; Anna Stephenson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198846888

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780198806950
Published In: April 2022
Format: Paperback , 544 pages
Jurisdiction: Ireland ? Disclaimer:
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The seventh edition of Wills, Probate and Estates has been written to provide trainee solicitors with a clear and thorough understanding of current best practice in the area of wills, trusts, probate, and the administration of estates. The manual takes into account all recent changes in legislation.

The book outlines the basic elements of a will, familiarising trainees with the common law and statutory background, and enabling them to draft wills and simple trusts in accordance with statute and their clients' informed instructions. It then outlines how to obtain the necessary grant of representation on the death of a client, either with or without a will, and how to administer such an estate, taking into account the various obligations on the personal representative.

Wills, Probate and Estates provides succinct and practical advice, provided by solicitors for solicitors, tackling questions of practice and procedure that are of central importance not only for students on the Professional Practice Course, but also to practitioners who deal with any area of wills, trusts, probate, or the administration of estates.

1: Introduction to Will Drafting
2: Basic Elements of a Will and Mutual Wills
3: The Legal Personal Representative
4: Will Drafting: The Rights of Spouses/Civil Partners', Cohabitants' and Children
5: Instructions, Attendance and Execution
6: Introduction to Administration of Estates
7: Introduction to Probate Practice
8: Extracting a Grant of Administration with Will Annexed
9: Extracting a Grant of Administration Intestate
10: Extracting a Grant of Administration with Will Annexed
11: Non-Contentious Applications (Either to the Probate Offi cer or to the Court)
12: Initial Steps After the Grant has Issued
13: Personal Representatives' Duties - The Rights of Spouses/Civil Partners, Cohabitants and Children
14: Benefits and Beneficiaries
15: Obligations, Duties and Claims on the Estate
16: Distributing the Estate and Vesting of Property
17: Finalising Matters

Nuala Casey was admitted as a solicitor in 1977 and is a consultant solicitor with Daly Lynch Crowe and Morris. She has extensive experience in the area of Probate Practice. She is a consultant, tutor and internal examiner for the Professional Practice courses in the Law Society's Law School. She is editor and co-author of the Oxford University Press Conveyancing manual.

Padriac Courtney qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and has worked for the Law Society's Law School as a course manager, specialising in Probate and Taxation for over ten years, and holds the Law Society Diploma in Property Tax.

Anne McKenna qualified as a solicitor in the Republic of Ireland in 1977 and Northern Ireland in 1989. Formerly with Daly Lynch Crowe and Morris, she now practices in both Northern Ireland and the Republic. She is a consultant and tutor on the Law Society's Law School Professional Practice Courses.

Annette O'Connell currently holds the statutory position of Probate Officer in the Courts Service. A civil servant for the past twenty-nine years, she has worked in the Central Office of the High Court, the Taxing Masters' Office and the Probate Office.

Anne Stephenson qualified as a solicitor in 1985. She is the principal of Stephenson Solicitors, a specialist practice providing an advisory service for solicitors and financial institutions in the area of Wills, Trusts, Probate, Administration of Estates and Tax Planning. She is a co-author of the Oxford University Press Conveyancing manual and Capital Taxation for Solicitors manual. She regularly contributes articles to various other publications, including the Law Society Gazette, the Parchment and the Tax Review.

Contributors:
Nuala Casey, Padriac Courtney, Anne McKenna, Annette O'Connell and Anne Stephenson