Drafting Trusts and Will Trusts: A Modern Approach 15th ed

James Kessler KC, Amy Berry, James Davies, Michael Ranson, Chris de Beneducci

With an emphasis on clear English and ease of understanding, Drafting Trusts and Will Trusts: A Modern Approach has won a reputation for bringing a fresh approach to creating documents. It provides guidance on best practice when drafting trusts and will trusts, and features a comprehensive range of newly updated precedents, drafted in a straightforward, modern style. The work helps ensure the practitioner can make the best succession planning judgments through the use of the correct wills and trusts, with easy-to-understand guidance and valuable precedents ready to use.

The new 15th edition incorporates all recent developments in the law, including analysis of the latest case law, and covers the technical issues involved in drafting settlements, common mistakes and traps, with precedents accompanied by an explanation of why the text is there and the choices that need to be made.

Contents: Part 1 – Trust Drafting (First Principles, Beneficiaries, Trustees' Powers, Overriding Powers, Discretionary Trusts, Types of Will Trusts, Administration of Nil Rate Band Trusts, Charitable Trusts, Trusts of Life Insurance and Pension Death Benefits, Family Limited Partnerships); Part 2 – Precedents (Lifetime Trusts, Will Trusts, Administrative Provisions, Co-Ownership Trusts).

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Who is this book for?
Private client practitioners drafting trusts, will trusts, and succession planning documents.

What's included besides commentary?
A comprehensive range of ready-to-use precedents for lifetime trusts, will trusts and administrative provisions, each with explanatory notes.

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