Professional Training

Grants of Probate & Letters of Administration - Stay Up To Date

Length
6 hours
Next course start
30 October, 2024 See details
Course delivery
Classroom
Length
6 hours
Next course start
30 October, 2024 See details
Course delivery
Classroom

Course description

This full day in-person course will explore a wide variety of areas that private client practitioners need to be aware of when carrying out probate work.


It will provide an opportunity to ensure that you are up to date with current best practice to avoid risk but also enable you to meet your clients’ needs.


The day will conclude with a case law update from the last 12 months.

Upcoming start dates

1 start date available

30 October, 2024

  • Classroom
  • London
  • English

Outcome / Qualification etc.

Following all MBL courses, a certificate of attendance will be provided for those who are required to evidence their CPD activity to a professional body.

Training Course Content

Introduction

This new full day in-person course will explore a wide variety of areas that private client practitioners need to be aware of when carrying out probate work.

It will provide an opportunity to ensure that you are up to date with current best practice to avoid risk but also enable you to meet your clients’ needs.

The day will conclude with a case law update from the last 12 months.

What You Will Learn

This in-person course will cover the following:

  • Intestacies - what are the pitfalls?
  • DNA testing and intestacies after Birtles
  • Risks with unpaid IHT and avoiding penalties
  • Insolvent derivatives - what are the options?
  • Insolvent beneficiaries - what to do
  • Dealing with digital assets - the journey from finding them to transferring to beneficiaries
  • Duties of personal representatives
  • Unusual grant applications
  • Renouncing - what if a professional appointee refuses to renounce?
  • Fee earning with smaller probates
  • Rights of residuary beneficiary
  • Removal of executors/trustees
  • Post death variations
  • Case law update

Expenses

From £486
MBL Seminars Limited
C/o Law Business Research
Holborn Gate, 330 High Holborn
WC1V 7QT London

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