Publisher's Synopsis
This 17th edition has been revised to include the leading case law. The chapters concerning family provision have been completely rewritten and the text has been restructured and modernized throughout.;The work is set out as follows: first steps - including appointment and remuneration of executors; the Grant of Probate; non-contentious practice - including limited, special and discretionary grants; caveats and discontinuance - applications, summonses and motions; contentious proceedings - including chapters on interlocutory matters, trials, appeals and costs, devolution and liability; administration of assets - including family provision, administration and other actions; and the distribution of assets.;Extensive appendices contain all relevant statutes, statutory instruments and Rules of Court.