Wills and the Administration of Estates

The Wills Module

  • Only what you actually need to know for the SQE 1 exam for Wills.
  • 80 bite-sized videos so you can learn faster.
  • The entire Wills SRA syllabus into 287 easy diagrams.
  • Test your knowledge as you go with sample Wills questions.
  • 80 colourful study notes to refresh your knowledge quickly.
Course Content

Validity of Wills and codicils (Wills and Intestacy)

  • smart_displayIntroductory
  • smart_displayWills Act Requirements for Valid Will (Testamentary capacity)
  • smart_displayTestamentary capacity (Illness)
  • smart_displayIntention (Presumption of knowledge and approval)
  • smart_displayIntention (duress, undue influence, and mistake)
  • smart_displayFormal requirements (part 1 & 2)
  • smart_displayFormal requirements (solicitors' duties)

Personal Representatives (Wills and Intestacy)

  • smart_displayThe appointment of executors (Part 1 & 2)
  • smart_displayRenunciation of Power
  • smart_displayReservation of power (administrative powers)
  • smart_displayReservation of power (Trustee Act 2000)
  • smart_displayReservation of power (Trustee Act 1925)
  • smart_displayReservation of power (Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996)

Alterations and amendments to Wills (Wills and Intestacy)

  • smart_displayAlterations
  • smart_displayUse of codicils
Visual learning

The course provides unique diagrams you won’t find anywhere else, distilling what you need to know for the exam into videos and manageable, bite-sized colourful study notes. This means you’ll understand the material faster and retain the knowledge longer so you remember it when you’re in the exam.

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