Current Issues in Succession Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-78225-627-4
Verlag: Hart Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 621 g

While continental and comparative lawyers have recently rediscovered succession law as an area of immense practical importance deserving greater academic attention, it is still a neglected field in England. This book aims to reinvigorate the English debate. It brings together contributions by leading academics and practitioners engaging with topical issues as well as questions of fundamental importance in succession law and estate planning. The book will be of interest to both academics and practitioners working in the field, and to non-English comparative lawyers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Häcker, Birke

Mitchell, Charles

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Intestacy Reform in 2014-Unfinished Business
Roger Kerridge
2. Disquieting Thoughts: Who Will Benefit When We Are Gone?

Rebecca Probert
3. How Does the Common Law Forfeiture Rule Work?

Ian Williams
4. Proprietary Estoppel: Undermining the Law of Succession?

Ben McFarlane
5. Explaining the Mutual Wills Doctrine

Ying Khai Liew
6. What's in a Will?-Examining the Modern Approach Towards the Interpretation and Rectification of Testamentary Instruments

Birke Häcker
7. Capacity and Want of Knowledge and Approval

Penelope Reed
8. Reversing Testamentary Dispositions in Favour of Informal Carers

Brian Sloan
9. What Is Left of the Non-Delegation Principle?

Lionel Smith
10. Pension Death Benefits: Opportunities and Pitfalls

Alexandra Braun
11. Estate Planning for Businesses

Emma Chamberlain

Über Autor(innen)

Mitchell, Charles
Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at University College London, UK.

Häcker, Birke
Birke Häcker is Schlegel Professor of Civil Law, Common Law and Comparative Law, and Director of the Institute of International and Comparative Private Law, University of Bonn, Germany.

BirkeHäcker is Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Oxford, Director of the Institute of European and Comparative Law, and a Professorial Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford.
Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at University College London.