A Summary: Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill

Following consultation in 2009 and 2011, the Law Commission published a report entitled “Inheritance and Family Provision Claims on Death” in December 2011. This set out recommendations for reform of the law and included the draft Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill. The proposals contained in the Bill will be of significance for all residuary beneficiaries…

Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill

The Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill due to receive it’s second reading in the House of Lords on 22nd October 2013. The Bill follows a Law Commission consultation and report and amends various provisions of the law about the distribution of estates of deceased persons and the law relating to the powers of trustees. The…