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Recorded Webinar: Will Construction and Rectification: Scrutinising the Inscrutable
Wills can be complex documents and an executor may find errors or ambiguous parts that need to be clarified. Understanding where problems can arise in will construction and the process of rectification is the subject of this session, including: Principles
PRESENTED BY
Katie Worsnop
Senior Associate, McInnes
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About the Webinar
Wills can be complex documents and an executor may find errors or ambiguous parts that need to be clarified. Understanding where problems can arise in will construction and the process of rectification is the subject of this session, including:
- Principles of will construction - clarity and the true intention of the testator
- Common disputes arising in the interpretation of wills:
- Ambiguous descriptions of property
- Identifying the extent of interest given in a will
- Identifying the beneficiaries named in a will
- Rules of interpretation - common law and legislative
- Court asked to rectify will - when and how
- Powers of courts to supply, omit or change words
- Misdescribed gift in will inhibiting transfer - rights of rectification
- Case update, including Fitzgerald Anor v Rowley Anor [2019] QSC 21; In the Estate of Koppie [2019] ACTSC 106
Presented By
Katie Worsnop
Senior Associate, McInnesWho Should Attend?
This webinar is suitable for succession lawyers - Australia wide. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.
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