Recommended by the Institute of Professional Willwriters, Parker's Will Precedents, Eighth Edition (previously: Parker's Modern Wills Precedents) is a well-established and highly regarded publication, renowned for its clarity of drafting.
The eighth edition provides private client solicitors and professional will drafters with a thorough understanding and working knowledge of the current will drafting process and the ability to draft better wills. It covers practical situations and offer pragmatic advice, rather than just the theory involved.
Parker's Will Precedents, Eight Edition provides:
• A comprehensive collection of precedents aimed at anyone who needs to draft wills - also included on a CD ROM, for easy use and adaptability
• A variety of precedents for individual clauses as well as a set of complete wills catering for different scenarios
• An emphasis on clarity, practicality and simplicity, so you can quickly draft legally sound wills for a variety of circumstances
• Notes and guidance on drafting and additional materials, including letters, support materials and extracts from relevant legislation
This edition is updated to take account of the following legislation and guidance
• Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Act 2014
• Institute of Professional Will-writers code of practice
• Law Society's guide to will-writing
• STEP's guide to will-writing (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)
The new edition includes new chapters on the gifting of digital assets and wills made in the court of protection, and has substantially revised the chapters on inheritance tax inheritance tax mitigation.
