Risk and negligence in wills, estates and trusts / Martyn Frost, Penelope Reed and Mark Baxter ; with a foreword by Lord Neuberger.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Trusts and trustees -- Great Britain.

Negligence -- Great Britain.

Estate planning -- Great Britain.

Wills -- Great Britain.

A. 1. 2. 3. B. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. C. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. D. 16. 17. 18. 19. E. 20. 21. 22. 23. F. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Negligence and will preparation

An introduction to tort

The duty of care in relation will preparation

Other aspects of the duty of care

The process of will preparation

Client issues

The will draftsman

Instructions, preparation, and execution

Other issues

Risk

Administration of estates and trusts

Introduction and new business

Neutrality of PRs and trustees

Process

Timing

Assets

Distributions

Powers and duty of care

Taxation

Wills and tax advice

Tax in administration of estates

Tax and trusts

Tax advice during the lifetime of the client

Litigation

Introduction and procedure

Limitation

The assessment of damages

Mitigation and the interrelation with other claims

Statutes and appendices

Wills Act 1837

Trustee Act 2000

Will instruction form

Execution of a will

Information needed in an emergency will pack

Estate progress control sheet

Sources of information to be considered for account preparation.

Detailed table of contents available via online link.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780199551606

xli, 599 p. : ill. ; 25 cm