SQE Notes - Wills and Administration of Estates and Trusts Law

SQE1 Wills, Administration of Estates & Trusts Notes (PDF Download)

Simplify two of the trickiest SQE topics with these concise, exam-focused notes covering Wills, the Administration of Estates, and Trusts.

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What’s Included

• Wills & Administration of Estates: Formalities of wills, testamentary capacity, revocation, intestacy rules, personal representatives, grants of representation, duties of PRs, and distribution of estates.
• Trusts: Creation of express trusts, resulting and constructive trusts, trustee duties, breach of trust, remedies, variation of trusts, and equitable principles.

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