This Q&A considers the situation where a sole executor died before taking the grant of probate in a testator (T’s) estate and the chain of representation has therefore been broken. It sets out how the executor of the deceased executor would deal with administering (T’s) estate.

This Q&A considers whether the partners or members in a successor practice of a law firm whose partners were appointed as executors in a Will can apply for a grant of representation in place of the partners in the specified practice.

This Q&A considers whether a legatee, who is aged 20 at the date of the testator’s death and is due to receive a legacy under a Will upon reaching the age of 25, can disclaim the legacy.

This Q&A considers the steps and documents required where a Will leaves the deceased's beneficial interests in various properties to a trust. Before the estate administration is complete (ie while the properties are still vested in the executors) the trustees wish to appoint their chose in action in some of the properties in question to a particular beneficiary.

This Q&A considers the process where a beneficiary wishes to extinguish a co-beneficiary’s life interest trust and the latter has learning disabilities.

This Q&A considers whether, if A and B held property as tenants in common. A died leaving his share in one property to C and his share in another property to D and E. B has lost capacity but has a registered lasting power of attorney appointing C and D as attorneys. Can C and D as B's attorneys transfer the legal title to the joint names of B & C in respect of the first property and B, D and E in respect of the second property.

This Q&A considers whether can the executors of A register a Form A restriction in a case where A and B severed their joint tenancy by mutual notice of severance, with only an uncertified copy existing. Both made wills suggesting they considered the tenancy severed shortly thereafter. A died soon after, and the Form A restriction was not registered prior to A's death.

This Q&A reviews tax treatment of a resolution of a Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 by mediation.

This Q&A considers whether, if a client has received a gift of funds from his aunt. His brother has received the same amount. The brothers have agreed between themselves to use the funds for her care if she requires it and they have drawn up a Deed to document this. Will the terms of the Deed override their Wills (their Wills leave their respective estates to their wives).

This Q&A considers whether a codicil will be valid where it does not refer to the date of the Will.

This Q&A considers whether agricultural property relief and/or business property relief from inheritance tax applies to land, including a poultry house, which is occupied for sheep and cattle farming by a sole trader who owns the land and occupied by a partnership whose business is poultry farming, in which that land owner is a partner.

This Q&A considers a grant applied for on the basis that the deceased was domiciled in England and Wales, but it now transpires that they were domiciled in Spain. It also considers the most appropriate course of remedial action, an application to amend the grant, or an application to revoke the grant and apply for a new grant.