Subjects:

Equity and Trusts, Wills and Probate

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The Civil Procedure Rules

3. An outline of CPR practice

4. Title to the estate: the grant

5. Reviewing the will with regard to its formal validity

6. Contentious probate proceedings

7. Administration issues and disputes relating to the distribution of the deceased's estate

8. Rectification of a will

9. Removal of a personal representative

10. Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975

11. Inheritance Act claims - Property available for family provision

12. Claims made under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 - procedure

13. Taxation issues relevant to a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975

14. Applications to the court

15. Breach of trust claims

16. The beneficiaries' right to information

17. Defences to breach of trust

18. Trustees, representative beneficiaries and litigation friends: their role in the proceedings

19. Costs: general principles in trust litigation

20. Setting trusts aside: void and voidable trusts

21. Mistake and trusts

22. Variation of trusts

23. Removal of trustees

24. Applications to the court under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996

25. Alternative dispute resolution

26. The role of statutory officers/bodies

27. Cross-border issues involving trusts and estates

28. The jurisdiction of the English court

29. Matrimonial dispute

trustees and claims by divorcing spouses

30. Charity and litigation"

Intended to be the first point of reference for busy practitioners, this new handbook covers all relevant aspects of trust and probate litigation. Endorsed by ACTAPS Uniquely combines trusts and estates Includes taxation information""