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730-323 Succession

Optional Law subject.

Prerequisite: Property. Students who have not studied the law of Trusts, or who are not concurrently studying the law of Equity, will be at a disadvantage.

Contact: 2 hours per week

Timetable: Both semesters

Objectives:

Students completing this subject should be able to prepare wills and be familiar with the principles relating to the construction of wills; to administer a deceased estate, whether the deceased left a will or died intestate; and familiar with the purpose and procedure of contentious probate applications and applications for family provision.

Content:

The law of wills, including the requirements for making and revocation of wills; the law and procedure relating to obtaining grants of probate and letters of administration, including limited grants and contentious applications; the law relating to the administration of deceased estates; the construction of wills; distribution upon intestacy; claims for family provision.

Assessment:

Final Exam 3 hours (100 per cent).

Prescribed texts:


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