Master class including update. 28 April 2022

Speaker:

• Gill Steel, Law Skills Limited

This webinar, sponsored by Tower Street Finance Limited, will be conducted over Zoom and will comprise the following:

Wills

• Video witnessed wills in the light of the extension of the relaxation of the requirements of the Wills Act 1837;
• Charging clauses after Brealey v Shepherd & Co;
• The importance of knowledge and approval in Reeves v Drew; Skillett v Skillett;
• Execution of mirror wills and severance of joint tenancy after Dunbabin v Dunbabin;
• Testamentary capacity - Hughes v Pritchard [2022] EWCA 386.

Probate

• Crypto assets in estates;
• Did a term in a Will revoke an earlier exercise of a power of appointment - Equiom (Isle of Mam) Ltd v Verlade;
• Guidance on applications under the Children Act 1989 - Re B;
• Appropriations.

Trusts

• Modern meaning of spouse and children in old trust deeds - Goodrich v AB;
• Trust registration update.

Objective:

The aim of this course is to discuss topical issues arising in wills, probate and trusts with STEP practitioners and identify interesting points of relevance in practice.