Hutley’s Australian Wills Precedents

Since its first publication in 1970, Hutley’s Australian Wills Precedents has become the essential reference work on the art of will drafting in Australia. This 8th edition written by Craig Birtles and Richard Neal continues to provide an authoritative system of precedents for practitioners supported by a full explanation of the law. Moreover the new edition provides the authors? opinion as to the implications for will drafters of the relevant Court decisions.The 8th edition contains revised text, forms and precedents which in many places have been rewritten and extended. New cases and statutes have been taken into account and contentious issues critically examined. The following chapters have been substantially rewritten:* General considerations* Taking instructions for a Will* Directions as to disposal of the body* Powers of Attorney and Appointment of Enduring Guardians* Appointment of Executors* Payment of Executors* Executor’s right to buy trust property* Releases* Personal property* Attestation and Informal testamentary documents* Contracts as to disposition by Wills; Mutual willsA Compact Disc containing the updated precedents is included. This does not apply to e-book customers.Features* Authoritative system of precedents * Revised text, forms and precedents* New cases and statutes taken into account* Analysis of contentious issues* Analysis of Court decisions