Succession Law Essentials: 2nd edition
This book provides a concise yet comprehensive guide to the law of succession in Scotland.

Since the first edition in 2013, a number of significant legal developments have occurred, including the Succession (Scotland) Act 2016, the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 and the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024. The new edition provides an up-to-date statement of the law, incorporating key cases and discussion of potential further reform.

The new edition also includes expanded material on executry and consideration of some novel issues in succession including the treatment of digital assets within the law.

The reader will benefit from the explanation of difficult concepts in clear, easy-to-follow language and will find the book an accessible entry point to (or useful refresher in respect of) the law of succession.

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Succession Law Essentials: 2nd edition
This book provides a concise yet comprehensive guide to the law of succession in Scotland.

Since the first edition in 2013, a number of significant legal developments have occurred, including the Succession (Scotland) Act 2016, the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 and the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024. The new edition provides an up-to-date statement of the law, incorporating key cases and discussion of potential further reform.

The new edition also includes expanded material on executry and consideration of some novel issues in succession including the treatment of digital assets within the law.

The reader will benefit from the explanation of difficult concepts in clear, easy-to-follow language and will find the book an accessible entry point to (or useful refresher in respect of) the law of succession.

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Succession Law Essentials: 2nd edition

Succession Law Essentials: 2nd edition

by Frankie McCarthy, Duncan Adam
Succession Law Essentials: 2nd edition

Succession Law Essentials: 2nd edition

by Frankie McCarthy, Duncan Adam

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This book provides a concise yet comprehensive guide to the law of succession in Scotland.

Since the first edition in 2013, a number of significant legal developments have occurred, including the Succession (Scotland) Act 2016, the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 and the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024. The new edition provides an up-to-date statement of the law, incorporating key cases and discussion of potential further reform.

The new edition also includes expanded material on executry and consideration of some novel issues in succession including the treatment of digital assets within the law.

The reader will benefit from the explanation of difficult concepts in clear, easy-to-follow language and will find the book an accessible entry point to (or useful refresher in respect of) the law of succession.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781399535977
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication date: 01/31/2025
Series: Edinburgh Law Essentials
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 120
Product dimensions: 5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Frankie McCarthy is Professor of Private Law at the University of Glasgow and a Scottish Law Commissioner

Duncan Adam is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Dundee and a former solicitor

Table of Contents

i. Table of cases ii. List of abbreviations iii. Glossary

1. Introduction
2. Death, the Body and Survivorship
3. Executors and the Administration of the Estate
4. Legal Rights
5. Intestate Succession
6. Making a Will
7. Testate Succession
8. Will Substitutes
9. Vesting
10. Future Developments

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