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Succession

Succession . Justin Brown 13th Wentworth Selborne Chambers. Re-Cap Intestacy. When does it apply? What is a spouse? What is an issue? What is the statutory legacy?. Re-Cap Intestacy. Ben dies, Mary and Ben had 3 children, Ben has a love child

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Succession

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  1. Succession

    Justin Brown 13th Wentworth Selborne Chambers
  2. Re-CapIntestacy When does it apply? What is a spouse? What is an issue? What is the statutory legacy?
  3. Re-CapIntestacy Ben dies, Mary and Ben had 3 children, Ben has a love child James, his wife Mary predeceased him and they leave four children, one child Sam has also died leaving 3 children How far does it extend before going to the crown?
  4. Intestacy Cases Thorton v Brunsden Facts, Proposition Re Plaister; Perpetual Trustee v Crawshaw Facts, Proposition Halbertv Mynar Facts, Proposition
  5. Definition and Nature of a Will Section 6, Succession Act Writing Signed by the testator or by some other person in the presence of and at the direction of the testator Witnessed two people Section 7, Don’t need to know they are witnessing a will
  6. Characteristic of Will No effect until testator dies Declaration of intention Revocable Different from Inter vivos transactions Joint bank account Settlement of property Nominations
  7. Definition and Nature of Wills Conditional Contract to make wills Contract not to revoke Mutual Wills
  8. Definition and Nature of Will Real Property Personal Property Section 3 “any valuable benefit” What are examples of things that cannot be dealt with by a will
  9. Examples of things that can’t be disposed Life interest Joint interest Trusts Belongs to another Trust property
  10. Definition and Nature of Will Possible beneficiaries Persons of Unsound Mind Minors Illegitimate Persons Interested Witnesses, s 10 Criminals Corporations Unincorporated
  11. The Mental Element Statutory Wills Minors
  12. Minors Examples Application of M
  13. No Capacity Without Capacity Lost Capacity Nil Capacity Pre-empted Capacity
  14. Examples AB –v- CD Application of Peter Leslie Kelsp Re Estate of Crawley Application of Sultana WosifElayoubi Re Will of Jane Hausfield Estate of S
  15. Testamentary Capacity Banks v Goodfellow Timbury v Coffee Bull v Fulton In the Estate of Bohrman Woodhead v Perpetual Trustee Co Re Fenwick Re Charles
  16. Knowledge & Approval Astridge v Pepper
  17. Fraud and Undue Influence Fulton v Andrew Wingrove v Wingrove Hall v Hall Hindson v Weatherill Wintyle v Nye
  18. Lack of Testamentary Intention In the Estate of Knibbs King’s Proctor v Daines Nichols v Nichols In the Estate of Myers
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