A Simple Will Please

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How many times have we heard clients say that?

The simplest will is “everything to my surviving spouse/civil partner, and, if they die before me, to the children”.

But very often this is not the best solution. This session will consider:

  • When should clients be thinking about something more complicated?
  • What questions should you ask?
  • What options are available?
  • When might a trust be appropriate?
  • What sort of trust should it be?
  • Who should the trustees be?
  • What powers should trustees have?
  • How can you keep down the administration costs?

Who this is for:

This webinar is for legal professionals and will writers who are involved in planning and drafting wills.

Level of expertise:


Intermediate – some previous knowledge or awareness required.

CPD hours:

This live webinar provides you with 1 hour of learning.

Attendees will receive a CPD certificate upon completion of this course.

Learning objectives:

  • Ask clients the right questions
  • Identify when a trust might be appropriate
  • Provide clients with the information they need on advantages and disadvantages
  • Advise on selection of trustees
  • Include appropriate trustee powers

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Your CPD Certificate can be found in your Account.

Professor Lesley King

Private Client Consultant • University of Law

Author of Wills, Taxation and Administration: A Practical Guide; A Modern Approach to Wills, Administration and Estate Planning (with Precedents); A Modern Approach to Lifetime Tax Planning for Private Clients (with Precedents); A Practitioner’s Guide to Wills; Varying the Disposition of an Estate after Death; Wills: A Practical Guide; and editor of The Probate Practitioner’s Handbook.

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