Revised and fully updated, the fifth edition of A Practitioner’s Guide to Wills provides a practical and comprehensive reference for all those concerned in drafting and interpreting wills, and in giving effect to their provisions. Among matters considered in the fifth edition are: • What are the requirements for the virtual witnessing of wills executed during the Covid-19 pandemic? • What can be done to help prevent a successful challenge to a will if the testator’s capacity or intention might be an issue? •To what extent can the terms of a will give rise to a need to register a trust with HMRC? • What are the pitfalls if creating a will trust where it is hoped to claim the inheritance tax residential nil rate allowance? • Do nil rate band discretionary trusts still have a purpose in estate planning? • How does the court now deal with disputes over the interpretation of wills in light of Marley v Rawlings and family provision claims after Ilott v Blue Cross? The book also contains an extensive range of specimen clauses and model wills are set out in a separate appendix. All precedent material in the book is included on the accompanying CD-ROM.

Lesley King is a professor at the University of Law and writes and lectures extensively on wills, taxation and related matters. Her books include A Modern Approach to Lifetime Tax Planning for Private Clients; Varying the Disposition of an Estate after Death; and Wills: A Practical Guide (WSH).  Peter Gausden is a solicitor and was formerly a principal lecturer at the College (now University) of Law. He now acts as a private client consultant at Rowlinsons and is a current contributor to Tolley’s Administration of Estates Keith Biggs is a former District Probate Registrar who now acts as a probate consultant. He is co-author of A Practitioner’s Guide to Probate and the Administration of Estates (WSH).  Meryl Thomas has worked in practice and is currently Professor of Law at the Institute of Law in Jersey. She has worked at several universities and institutions around the world