Wills and Trusts offers clear, practical guidance on every facet of the law of succession as it relates to testation, and on the law of trusts in South Africa. It offers practical advice for a wide range of circumstances in testamentary succession and trust law and it covers the drafting and interpretation of wills, and the formation, administration and taxation of trusts.

The full text of the Wills Act 7 of 1953, the Trust Property Control Act 57 of 1988 and relevant extracts from the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962, are included for ease of reference. Checklists allow practitioners to ensure that each aspect of specific transactions relating to wills and trusts is covered. Comprehensive precedents are included for convenience and illustration.

The looseleaf format facilitates regular updating, ensuring you are kept up to date as the law develops.

The publication is available in printed and online as well as on DVD as part of the Estate Planning: Law & Tax Library

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• Drafting, revocation and interpretation of wills
• The meanings of words and phrases Trusts

• Legal origin and historical development
• Classification and definition
• Legal nature of and parties to a trust
• Formation of a trust
• Administration of the trust
• Variation, revocation and termination of a trust
• Taxation of trusts