Drafting trusts and will trusts : a modern approach / by James Kessler.

London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2007.

8th ed.

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Trusts and trustees -- England.

Trusts and trustees -- Wales.

Wills -- England.

Wills -- Wales.

Inheritance and succession.

Part 1 Trust drafting --1. The raid on trusts --2. First principles --3. Style --4. Principles of interpreting trust documents --5. Beneficiaries --6. Trustees --7. Trustees' powers --8. Trust property --9. The rule against perpetuities --10. General provisions of a trust --11. Drafting and understanding overriding powers (appointment, re-settlement and advancement) --12. Exercising overriding powers --13. Settlor exclusion and default clauses --14. Lifetime interest in possession trusts --15. Discretionary trusts --16. Provisions inconsistent with IP and IHT special trusts --17. Will trusts --18. Wills and care fee planning --19. Administrative provisions --20. Bare trusts --21. Trusts of life insurance policies --22. Charitable trusts --23. Trusts of damages --24. Trusts for disabled beneficiaries --25. Governing law, place of administration and jurisdiction clauses --26. Restricting rights of beneficiaries --27. Stamp duty and SDLT --28. Execution of wills and trust deeds --29. Nil rate band trusts --30. Appointment & retirement of trustees --31. Indemnities for executors and trustees --Part 2 Precedents.

This edition features a new chapter and precedents on Property Protection Trusts (nursing home fees). It includes changes under the Finance Act 2005 nos. 1 & 2 (new reliefs for disabled trusts) and Finance Act 2006, and the Income Tax (Trading & Other Income) Act 2005.The precedents are provided on a CD-ROM for rapid drafting.

Instructions for use of CD-ROM at back of book.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780421955509

[liv], 544 p. : ill. ; 24 cm + CD-ROM