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Probate Practitioner's Handbook 8th Edition

Probate Practitioner's Handbook 8th Edition

Name: Probate Practitioner's Handbook 8th Edition
Brand: Law Society Publishing
SKU: 9781784460990
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Author: Lesley King
ISBN: 9781784460990

By Lesley King

Law Society Publishing April 2018

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ISBN-13: 9781784460990
Publisher: Law Society Publishing
Publication: April 2018
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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The Probate Practitioner's Handbook is a well-established and popular guide to good practice for solicitors' firms that undertake probate and estate administration work.

This new eighth edition has been comprehensively updated by leading experts to take account of developments such as:-

client care and costs including identifying your client when dealing with the administration of estates and avoiding conflicts of interests
the requirements of the 4th anti-money laundering directive and the new trusts register
Probate disputes and Inheritance Act claims including the implications of the Supreme Court decision in Ilott v The Blue Cross
Inheritance tax including the new Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 and the procedure for declarations of death under the Presumption of Death Act 2013
how to deal with mistakes.

New chapters have been written to cover:

The obligations of personal representatives in relation to digital assets
Foreign assets, domicile and residence issues.

Features such as checklists, precedents, case commentaries and examples enhance the book's usefulness to practitioners.

Part 1: Probate and the Professional Rules; 1. Wills and inheritance protocol; 2. Taking instructions; 3. Client care; 4. Non-contentious costs; 5. Complaints; 6. Financial services and money laundering; 7. SRA Accounts Rules 2011; Part 2: Probate, Wills and the Law; 8. The law on wills and succession: a review; 9. Revocation and revival of wills; 10. Interpretation and rectification of wills; 11. Time for probate; 12. Appointing guardians of children; 13. Probate and benefits; 14. Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975; 15. Contentious probate; Part 3: Practical Probate; 16. Inheritance tax; 17. Varying the disposition of an estate; 18. Probate problems; 19. Digital Assets; 20. Dealing with foreign assets; 21. Accounting and distributing; 22.
Probate practice checklists: Appendices