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.

1. Intestacy Reform in 2014—Unfinished Business
Roger Kerridge
2. Disquieting Thoughts: Who Will Benefit When We Are Gone?
Rebecca Probert
3. How Does the Common Law Forfeiture Rule Work?
Ian Williams
4. Proprietary Estoppel: Undermining the Law of Succession?
Ben McFarlane
5. Explaining the Mutual Wills Doctrine
Ying Khai Liew
6. What’s in a Will?—Examining the Modern Approach Towards the Interpretation and Rectification of Testamentary Instruments
Birke Häcker
7. Capacity and Want of Knowledge and Approval
Penelope Reed
8. Reversing Testamentary Dispositions in Favour of Informal Carers
Brian Sloan
9. What Is Left of the Non-Delegation Principle?
Lionel Smith
10. Pension Death Benefits: Opportunities and Pitfalls
Alexandra Braun
11. Estate Planning for Businesses
Emma Chamberlain