Since its first publication in 1970, Hutley's Australian Wills Precedents has become the essential reference work on the art of will drafting in Australia. This 9th edition written by Craig Birtles and Richard Neal continues to provide an authoritative system of precedents for practitioners supported by a full explanation of the law and the authors’ opinion as to the implications for will drafters of the relevant Court decisions.

 

The 9th edition contains updated legislation, case law and commentary, as well as a streamlining of precedents making for a user-friendly text. New cases and statutes have been taken into account and contentious issues critically examined.

 

Features

• Authoritative system of precedents
• New cases and statutes taken into account
• Analysis of contentious issues
• Analysis of Court decisions
• Covers all Australian jurisdictions

Craig Birtles

is a senior associate of the firm of Teece Hodgson & Ward, Sydney working predominantly in estate litigation and protective matters. Craig was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 2008. He is an Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.  He is an adjunct lecturer for the College of Law (Masters of Applied Law), family provision subject and is also a casual lecturer in the Law Extension Committee Diploma of Law, succession law subject.

Richard Neal

is a partner at Teece Hodgson & Ward. He is widely recognised as a leading lawyer in New South Wales in contested estate claims, family provision claims and complex estate planning matters. Richard's profile in estate planning and estate disputes is demonstrated by being an Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law in New South Wales a foundation member and former Chair of the Advisory Committee for Specialist Accreditation in Wills and Estates Law in New South Wales, and by his membership of the Probate Users' Group of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Elder Law and Succession Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. Richard is the co-author of Mason and Handler Succession Law and Practice NSW.

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