Current issues in succession law / edited by Birke Hacker and Charles Mitchell.

Oxford ; London : Hart Publishing, 2016.

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Inheritance and succession -- England.

Wills -- England.

Intestacy reform in 2014 : unfinished business / Roger Kerridge

Disquieting thoughts : who will benefit when we are gone? / Rebecca Probert

How does the common law forfeiture rule work? / Ian Williams

Proprietary estoppel : undermining the law of succession? / Ben McFarlane

Explaining the mutual wills doctrine / Ying Khai Liew

What's in a will? : examining the modern approach towards the interpretation and rectification of testamentary instruments / Birke Häcker

Capacity and want of knowledge and approval / Penelope Reed

Reversing testamentary dispositions in favour of informal carers / Brian Sloan

What is left of the non-delegation principle? / Lionel Smith

Pension death benefits: opportunities and pitfalls / Alexandra Braun

Estate planning for businesses / Emma Chamberlain.

"While continental and comparative lawyers have recently rediscovered succession law as an area of immense practical importance deserving greater academic attention, it is still a neglected field in England. This book aims to reinvigorate the English debate. It brings together contributions by leading academics and practitioners engaging with topical issues as well as questions of fundamental importance in succession law and estate planning. The book will be of interest to both academics and practitioners working in the field, and to non-English comparative lawyers." -- from publishers website.

Includes papers presented at a conference at All Souls College, University of Oxford, on 10-11 July 2015.--ECIP galley.

9781782256274

xxxiii, 320 p. ; 25 cm