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Estate administration—file checklist

Estate administration—file checklist STOP PRESS: From 18 January 2024, customers applying for probate in England and Wales no longer need to complete an IHT421 probate summary to submit with the IHT400 account.  Under a new procedure, HMRC sends a letter to the PRs or their agent confirming receipt and processing of the IHT400 and provides a unique code and the details of the estate values which are needed to make a probate application to HMCTS Probate. According to HMRC’s Trusts and Estates Newsletter (March 2024), the procedure remains unchanged in Scotland and Northern Ireland. For more information, see: LNB News 18/01/2024 9, HMRC Agent update issue 116 (17 January 2024) and HMRC Trusts and Estates Newsletter (March 2024). This Checklist may be printed off and kept at the front of a paper file or saved in the matter’s electronic file. In any case it should be stored somewhere where it can be accessed and updated regularly. The late [NAME OF DECEASED] File ref: [insert file ref no] ...

Checklist—practical tips on limitation in clinical negligence claims

Checklist—practical tips on limitation in clinical negligence claims Practical tips for practitioners: • assume that the date of knowledge is the earliest date possible and work from that date until you can be absolutely certain that a later date applies • if there are any concerns regarding limitation, investigate any such issues at the outset of the case • never accept only the claimant’s own word on the date of knowledge or date on which the cause of action accrued. Corroborative evidence in the form of medical records is crucial • make sure you protect your client’s position. If you receive instructions from a claimant where limitation is due to expire shortly, you should either issue proceedings protectively or agree an extension of time with the defendant’s solicitors or insurers to allow you more time to investigate the merits of the claim. It is acceptable to explain this to the defendant when requesting any such limitation amnesties and you should make a clear note on the file of any such...

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Entitlement on intestacy—flowchart

Entitlement on intestacy—flowchart This flowchart indicates what a surviving spouse or civil partner will receive from the estate of their deceased partner on intestacy, depending on the size of the estate and whether or not the deceased was also survived by children or remoter issue. It also shows the destination of the estate assets in the case of an

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Intestacy—beneficial entitlement

Total intestacyA total intestacy occurs when all of the deceased's property is undisposed of because:•the deceased did not make a Will•the deceased left an invalid Will•the deceased's Will was revoked•the Will does not contain any disposition of the deceased's property, or•the Will, although valid, fails to be effective because, for instance, the sole beneficiary predeceased the deceasedIntestacy rules applicable on total intestacyIf the deceased died intestate, Parts III and IV of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (AEA 1925) apply to:•all the movable property of the deceased wherever situated, provided the intestate was domiciled in England and Wales, and•all immovable property of the deceased in England or Wales, whether the deceased was domiciled in England and Wales or elsewhereThe intestacy rules apply to the residuary estate of the deceased not otherwise disposed of, ie the property that remains after all of the deceased's debts have been paid and any valid legacies effected. The rules apply only to property that could have been disposed of under the deceased's Will had they...

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The intestacy rulesIf the deceased died totally or partially intestate, either because they did not leave a valid Will or part of their Will is invalid or ineffective, Parts III and IV of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (AEA 1925) apply to:•all the deceased’s movable property wherever situated, provided the intestate was domiciled in England and Wales, and•all the deceased’s immovable property in England or Wales, wherever the deceased was domiciledEnquiriesA thorough search should be made to ascertain if the deceased made a Will.If no Will is found, enquiries should be made of the deceased’s next of kin and any known advisers that the deceased had instructed in their lifetime in relation to estate planning to ascertain whether a Will was made and lost. See Practice Note: Obtaining the Will.Reasons for total intestacyThere is no statutory definition of intestacy.A total intestacy occurs when none of the deceased’s property is disposed of because:•the deceased did not make a Will•the Will was ineffective•the Will was revoked, either expressly or by operation...

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Final receipt paying residuary beneficiary

Final receipt paying residuary beneficiary [enter name of firm] [enter firm’s address] In the estate of the late [enter name of deceased] I [enter name of beneficiary] of [enter address] confirm receipt of the sum of £[enter amount] from [enter

Variation—deed—to insert notional Will—by statutory beneficiaries on intestacy

Variation—deed—to insert notional Will—by statutory beneficiaries on intestacy THIS DEED is made on [date] Parties 1 [Insert names of statutory beneficiaries entitled on intestacy] of [insert addresses of statutory beneficiaries entitled on intestacy] (the Statutory Beneficiaries) 2 [Insert names of administrators] of [insert addresses of administrators] (the Administrators) BACKGROUND (A) [Insert name of deceased] (the Deceased) died intestate on [insert date of death] survived by the Statutory Beneficiaries who are the Deceased’s [ [surviving spouse OR civil partner] ] [and] [[insert details of surviving relatives who are entitled on intestacy] all of full age] (B) Under the provisions contained in section 46(1) of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 the Statutory Beneficiaries are between them entitled on intestacy to the Deceased’s entire estate with [[insert name of Deceased’s surviving spouse or civil partner] entitled to the Deceased’s chattels and payment of the fixed net sum] [and] the Statutory Beneficiaries entitled to the Deceased’s residuary estate in equal shares absolutely. (C)...

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A was appointed as executor of T’s estate, but dies before completing administration of the estate. A has by their Will appointed B as their executor. Under what circumstances can B administer T’s estate?

A was appointed as executor of T’s estate, but dies before completing administration of the estate. A has by their Will appointed B as their executor. Under what circumstances can B administer T’s estate? By virtue of section 7 of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 an executor who proves their testator’s Will also becomes the executor of any Will of which their testator was the sole or last surviving proving executor. This chain of representation carries on ad infinitum. A chain of representation subsists through the proving executor of a Will and may be broken by an intestacy, the failure of a testator to appoint or properly to appoint an executor, or by an executor not proving their testator's Will. Where an executor has died testate but his executor does not prove his Will, the chain is in abeyance. If an executor does not wish to perpetuate the chain he may renounce probate but may, if he is a/the residuary legatee and devisee in trust or a/the residuary...

Where an individual who was adopted prior to 1976 died intestate with no surviving spouse, parents or issue, such that their closest relations are their natural twin sister (who lacks capacity) and their adoptive sister (the biological child of their adoptive parents), who is entitled to apply for a grant of letters of administration?

Where an individual who was adopted prior to 1976 died intestate with no surviving spouse, parents or issue, such that their closest relations are their natural twin sister (who lacks capacity) and their adoptive sister (the biological child of their adoptive parents), who is entitled to apply for a grant of letters of administration? Section 39 of the Adoption Act 1976 (AA 1976) provides that an adopted child shall be treated in law, where the adopters are a married couple, as if they had been born as a child of the marriage (whether or not they were in fact born after the marriage was solemnised), and in any other case as if they had been born to the adopter in wedlock, but not as a child of any actual marriage of the adopter (AA 1976, s 39(1)). By AA 1976, s 39(2) an adopted child is also treated in law as not being the child of any other person. The section has effect, by virtue of AA 1976, s 39(5),...

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Question of the week: Where an Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 claim is intimated against an estate that has two beneficiaries, and one beneficiary is willing to engage in alternative dispute resolution and consider settlement, but the other refuses to contemplate either, is it possible for the former to enter into a settlement with the Claimant (C) so far as the claim against ‘their half’ of the estate is concerned, leaving C to fight on against the other beneficiary? Could that be done in such a way so that any award of costs later made in C's favour does not impact the entitlement of the beneficiary that has settled?

This Q&A considers where an IPFDA 1975 claim is intimated against an estate that has two beneficiaries, and one beneficiary is willing to engage in ADR and consider settlement, but the other refuses to contemplate either, is it possible for the former to enter into a settlement with the Claimant (C) so far as the claim against ‘their half’ of the estate is concerned, leaving C to fight on against the other beneficiary? Could that be done in such a way so that any award of costs later made in C's favour does not impact the entitlement of the beneficiary that has settled?

Private Client weekly highlights—14 November 2024

This week’s edition of Private Client highlights includes: (1) Ballard v Buzzard, where rectification was ordered to validate pension scheme amendments despite defects in the execution of the deeds; (2) TA v The Public Guardian, which concerned the duties of a certificate provider for a lasting power of attorney; (3) the Civil Justice Council publishes its final report on the procedure to determine mental capacity in civil proceedings; (4) HMRC publishes new guidance on the abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax regime; (5) Harrow School’s unsuccessful cy-pres application to expand and update its charitable objects, and (6) Raja v ATM Law, which involved a dispute over the beneficial interest in a property subject to a charging order and the validity of trust deeds.