Wills / Sir Henry Studdy Theobald.

London : Sweet and Maxwell, 2001.

16th ed. / by John G Ross Martyn, Stuart Bridge, and Mika Oldham.

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Wills -- Great Britain.

1. What local law regulates succession

2. General characteristics of testamentary institutions

3. The mind of a testator

4. Formalities for making a will

5. Privileged wills

6. Incorporation of documents

7. Alterations

8. Revocation

9. Revival and republication

10. Contracts belonging to wills, proprietary estoppel, and constructive trusts

11. Secret trusts

12. Probate and its effects

13. What property may be disposed of by will?

14. The equitable doctrine of election

15. Who may be devisees or legatees?

16. Provision for the deceased's family and dependents

17. General principles of construction and admissibility of evidence

18. Date from which a will speaks

19. Specific, general, and demonstrative legacies

20. Cumulative and substantial legacies

21. Ademption

22. Income or interest carried by gifts

23. Description of things

24. The meaning of certain words describing things

25. Testamentary options

26. Residuary gifts

27. Execution of general powers

28. Execution of special powers

29. Conversion

30. Gifts to personae designatae and to persons filling a certain character

31. Construction of gifts to children

32. Rules for ascertaining class

33. Meaning of words descriptive of relationship

34. Gifts to heirs, next-of-kin, representatives, and executors

35. Gifts to charitable purposes

36. Successive and concurrent interests, joint tenancy and tenancy in common

37. Words of limitation

38. Administrative powers of trustees

39. Absolute interests

40. Gifts of annuities

41. Estates for life and pur autre vie

42. Rights between tenant for life and remainderman

43. Vesting

44. Perpetuity and accumlation

45. Conditions

46. Limitations by way of remainder - divesting

47. Substitution

48. Survivorship and survivors

49: The construction of gifts over

50: Gifts over upon death without issue

51: Shifting clauses

52: Gifts by reference

53: Implication

54: Revocation of gifts

55: Altering works - uncertainty

56: Satisfaction - ademption - hotchpot

57: Interests undisposed of

58: Administration

59: Professional negligence.

Includes index.

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