Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks: Executors, Administrators and Probate, 19th Edition

The authority on personal representatives and distribution of estates, Williams, Mortimer & Sunnocks: Executors, Administrators and Probate:

• Provides comprehensive analysis of the law of probate and the administration of estates, showing how it applies in practice
• Gives guidance on debatable points, to provide a point of reference when difficult issues arise
• Shows how the law applies in all aspects of probate and the administration of estates, covering the grant of probate and of administration, non-contentious and contentious practice, devolution and liability, and the administration and distribution of assets
• Provides expanded coverage of family provision, the foreign element and personal representatives, giving you more guidance on these changing areas
• Deals with the impact on probate and the administration of estates of the Trustee Act 2000, Civil Partnership Act 2005, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Human Rights legislation
• Presents you with an in-depth analysis of case law, showing you how and why the outcomes were reached so that you can apply them to your case
• Covers the conflict of laws so you know how the law of probate applies in different jurisdictions, and what to do if this affects your clients
• Presents summaries at the start of each chapter to help you find your way around the text more quickly
• Reproduces the statutory instruments, rules, orders and forms