Download or read book Probate Practitioner's Handbook written by Lesley King and published by The Law Society. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Probate Practitioner's Handbook is a well-established and popular guide to good practice for solicitors' firms that undertake probate and estate administration work.This new seventh edition has been comprehensively updated by leading experts to take account of developments such as: Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Act 2014 Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 case law on mental capacity and rectification of wills Law Society Wills and Inheritance Protocol changes to tax law.In addition, new chapters have been written to cover the interpretation and rectification of wills, taking instructions, client care, costs and complaints, and post-death variations. Features such as checklists, precedents, case commentaries and examples enhance the book's usefulness to practitioners.