Overview

Written by one of the leading experts in the field, the aim of this book is to make it as accessible as possible in assisting solicitors, barristers and judges alike. The Succession Act has long acted as a weathervane of social change in Ireland, taking into account changes such as the status of illegitimacy and the introduction of divorce. Each section of the 1965 Act (as amended) is set out in full, and followed by a detailed narrative commentary which explains the sections and examines how they have been interpreted by the courts. Up-to-date appendices contain the relevant Probate Office and Superior Court forms and the sixth edition includes discussion around the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 and the implication for costs in probate cases. Covers the following important cases: - Naylor v Maher [2018] IECA 32 - K v K [2018] IEHC 615 - GS v MB [2022] IEHC 65 This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Irish Wills and Probate online service.

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Author:   Brian Spierin (High Court Probate Office, Ireland)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Professional
Edition:   6th edition
ISBN:  

9781526529695

ISBN 10:   1526529696
Pages:   728
Publication Date:   08 November 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I: Preliminary and General Part II: Devolution of Real and Personal Estate on Death Part III: Executors and Administrators Part IV: Grants of Representation Part V: Administration of Assets Part VI: Distribution on Intestacy Part VII: Wills Part VIII: Conflict of Laws Relating to Testamentary Dispositions Part IX: Legal Right of Testator’s Spouse, Civil Partner and Provision for Children Part X: Unworthiness to Succeed and Disinheritance Part XI: Limitations of Actions Part XII: Provisions relating to Probate Office and District Probate Registries First Schedule: Rules as to Application of Assets Second Schedule: Repeals Appendices Appendix A: Intestacy and Legal Right Appendix B: Comparison between Shares of Spouse/Civil Partner on Intestacy and as a Legal Right Appendix C: Non-Contentious Probate Rules Appendix D: Probate Forms Appendix E: Form of Administration Bond Appendix F: Precedent Form for Renunciation by Spouse/Civil Partner Appendix G: Precedents for Notifications by Personal Representative Appendix H: Unregistered Land Forms Appendix I: Rules for Dealing with Registered Land Appendix J: Registered Land Forms Appendix K: Statutory Notice to Creditors Appendix L: Duty to Publish Charitable Devises and Bequests Appendix M: Disclaimers on Intestacy

Reviews

The authors, eminently qualified as they are to write this commentary, will rightly enjoy the gratitude of practitioners and students alike… I have no doubt this commentary will enjoy a huge success - it deserves no less -- Mr Justice Nicholas J Kearns, Foreword to Third Edition * Succession Act 1965 and Related Legislation: A Commentary *

Author Information

Brian Spierin is a leading expert in Ireland on the Law of Succession and Probate. He practised at the bar since 1985 and was called to the inner bar in 1999. Brian retired from practice in July 2022. He has been involved with wills for nearly forty years, as a member of staff of the High Court Probate Office, a law lecturer, a published author and as a junior and senior counsel. He is the author of The Succession Act and Related legislation: A Commentary, 5th Edition, which won the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association Book of the Year in 2018 and Wills, Irish Precedents and Drafting, 3rd Edition, which was also nominated for Practical Book of the Year by the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association.

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