This is a practical handbook providing a straightforward, readable guide to outline the law relating to trusts, wills, executors and administrators to practitioners, students, and the lay reader. This seventh edition updates the law until December 2013. In particular, the reforms introduced by the 2012 amendment to the Wills Act 2007 are included, and the abolition of gift duty. It also introduces the Protection of Personal Property and Rights Act in particular with regard to enduring powers of attorney. This edition also includes additional references to recent cases to illustrate the legal concepts.

Topics covered include:

• Wills
• Gifts Under Wills
• Executors and Administrators
• Protection of Personal Property and Rights Act
• The Functions of a Personal Representative
• Succession of Intestacy
• The Application of Assets in Payment of Debts
• Introduction to Trusts
• Introduction to Asset and Tax Planning
• Revocation and Avoidance of Trusts
• Trustees
• The Administration of Insolvent Estates.

Published 2014 (There is now a 8th edition available)