Drafting Trusts and Will Trusts

Arguing for clarity of the legal language of settlements and will trusts, this volume outlines the principles of drafting trusts, covering all technical considerations. It also contains a range of precedents drafted in clear legal English, with full explanations of how they work.

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The language of the law sometimes fails to develop as fast as the law itself. Settlements and will trusts provide an example of the gulf between modern requirements and traditional methods of putting them into words. Many clients and practitioners might be forgiven for thinking that the draftsman's task is to make the finished document as complicated and verbose as possible. A standard guide for the draftsman of settlements and will trusts, this work combines clear but sophisticated precedents with a helpful commentary on their trust, tax and general implications, aiming to give enough guidance for the reader to make an informed choice when options arise.