Lee's Manual of Queensland Succession Law Ninth Edition

Lee's Manual of Queensland Succession Law, 9th Edition, is a comprehensive and practical examination of succession law in Queensland. This edition has been revised throughout, including updated case references, links to the proposed Trusts Bill 2024 (Qld), and improved cross-referencing between related areas of succession law and advanced legal literature.

Lee’s Manual of Queensland Succession Law is a useful and practical guide for students and legal practitioners currently working in the field and provides a solid foundation for in-depth legal research.

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Associate Professor David Morrison's primary academic interests are in revenue law, corporate and insolvency law and economic analysis.

Associate Professor Morrison is an interdisciplinary researcher whose interests lie at the intersection of taxation law, corporate and insolvency law, bankruptcy, finance law and financial literacy as those interests apply to finance, the economy, social and policy framework and climate change. Associate Professor Morrison researches around law and finance especially as it applies to literacy and support for generational change. The recipient of three ARC research grants and a UQ Vice-Chancellors Research Excellence award, Associate Professor Morrison has held over 20 research grants and has published extensively including papers, conferences and as co-author of Voluntary Administration Thomson service. Associate Professor Morrison holds the degrees of BCom, LLB, MFM, LLM, GCEd and PhD (Qld), he holds the professional qualifications of Barrister-at-law, Chartered Accountant (CA), Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FFin), and is a Chartered Tax Advisor of The Taxation Institute (CTA).

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Functions of Wills

Chapter 3: Making of a Will

Chapter 4: Execution of Wills

Chapter 5: Revocation of Wills

Chapter 6: Alterations in Wills, Republication and Revival of Wills

Chapter 7: Death, Burial and Cremation

Chapter 8: Personal Representatives, Probate and Administration

Chapter 9: Personal Representatives – Duties, Powers, Liabilities and Rights

Chapter 10: Legacies, Devises and Beneficiaries’ Rights

Chapter 11: Payment of Debts of the Estate – Order of Application of Assets

Chapter 12: Intestacy

Chapter 13: Family Provision

Chapter 14: Construction of Wills – General Principles

Chapter 15: Construction of Wills – Descriptions of Property

Chapter 16: Construction of Wills – Descriptions of Beneficiaries

Chapter 17: Construction of Wills – Quantum of Interest Given

Chapter 18: Addendum and Conclusion