Subjects:

Wills and Probate

Contents:

VOLUME ONE:

PART A: Nature of Wills.

PART B: Capacity and disposing intent.

PART C: What dispositions may be made.

PART D: Form of Will and execution.

PART E: Revocation Republication and revival of Wills.

PART F: Wills with foreign element.

PART G: Executors,Trustees and Guardians.

PART H: Content of Wills.

PART I: Failure of gifts.

PART J: Construction of Wills. General Principles.

PART K: Construction of Wills

Particular rules relating to property.

PART L: Construction of Wills

Particular wills relating to persons.

PART M: Construction of wills

Particular rules relating to beneficial interests.

PART N:Charities.

PART O:Intestacy.

PART P: Family Provision.

VOLUME TWO:

PART A :Introductory Note.

PART B: Clauses in Wills.

PART C: Forms of complete Wills.

PART D: Codicils.

PART E: Statutory Will forms.

PART F: Non-testamentary instruments.

PART G: Statutes.

This book covers every aspect of the modern law of wills and is considered to be the definitive practitioner textbook on this area of the law. The new edition contains an extensive collection of precedents, both of complete wills and of separate clauses used in wills. It provides a selection of relevant statutes and includes new sections on post-death instruments and the treatment of foreign property. The precedents are also included on a disk which accompanies the book.

Williams on Wills Eighth edition is fully up-dated to include the impact of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 and the Trustee Act 2000. In-depth drafting notes to the precedents will assist practitioners in creating the most suitable wills for their clients.

The 2nd Cumulative Supplement was published in December 2006 Second hand