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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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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Law (Volume 3 page 226)
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