Current Issues in Succession Law

BirkeHäcker is Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Oxford, Director of the Institute of European and Comparative Law, and a Professorial Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford.Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at University College London.

Renewed academic engagement with the law of succession, in all its varied aspects, should be welcomed wholeheartedly by practitioners, and has the potential to be a great resource for all concerned with the application and development of the law in this field.

• 1. Intestacy Reform in 2014—Unfinished BusinessRoger Kerridge2. Disquieting Thoughts: Who Will Benefit When We Are Gone? Rebecca Probert3. How Does the Common Law Forfeiture Rule Work? Ian Williams4. Proprietary Estoppel: Undermining the Law of Succession? Ben McFarlane5. Explaining the Mutual Wills Doctrine Ying Khai Liew6. What’s in a Will?—Examining the Modern Approach Towards the Interpretation and Rectification of Testamentary Instruments Birke Häcker7. Capacity and Want of Knowledge and Approval Penelope Reed8. Reversing Testamentary Dispositions in Favour of Informal Carers Brian Sloan9. What Is Left of the Non-Delegation Principle? Lionel Smith10. Pension Death Benefits: Opportunities and Pitfalls Alexandra Braun11. Estate Planning for Businesses Emma Chamberlain