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A Practical Guide to the Construction and Rectification of Wills and Trust Instruments

by Edward Hewitt

Law Brief Publishing

Paperback 244 pages English January 12, 2020

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Private client practitioners dealing with estates and trusts routinely encounter drafting problems. These can be of many different types, from an ambiguous clause in a home-made will to a precedent clause included by mistake in a professionally prepared trust deed. They can also arise in very different contexts: while some can be resolved by agreement, others will result in a full-blown court battle, possibly accompanied by professional negligence proceedings against the draftsman.This book is designed as a practical guide to overcoming drafting problems. As well as considering the court's modern approach to the construction and rectification of both wills and trust instruments, it includes practical guidance on how to try to deal with drafting problems by agreement and, if that fails, on how to ask the court to resolve them.ABOUT THE AUTHOREdward Hewitt is a barrister at 5 Stone Buildings in Lincoln's Inn. He has a private client practice with a particular emphasis on inheritance and trust disputes. He is frequently asked to advise on the correct construction of wills and trust instruments. He has also acted in some of the leading recent cases involving the construction and rectification of wills and trust instruments, some of which have included ancillary professional negligence proceedings against the relevant draftsman.
Author:
Edward Hewitt
Publisher:
Law Brief Publishing
Publication Date:
January 12, 2020
Number of pages:
244 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1912687208
ISBN-13:
9781912687206