D (78) LAWS3427 / LAWS5127 Scaffolds

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Concise set of scaffolds for LAWS3427/LAWS5127. These scaffolds are extremely helpful for navigating the complex content in this course under timed exam conditions! Please note that the preview sample only contains small extracts from a few topics (4 pages from 4 different topics). The full set of scaffolds contains every topic in complete form. For a full set of notes that give more comprehensive summaries of each topic, see my set of summary notes for LAWS3427/LAWS5127 also for sale on studentvip. Topics in the scaffolds include: 1) Has the testator died? 2) Has the testator engaged in an inter vivos transaction before death? 3) Has the testator entered into a contract involving a promise to do something in their will? 4) Is there an issue regarding the grant of probate (testate) / letters of administration (intestate)? 5) Is there a statutory will / is there a need to create, alter or revoke a statutory will? 6) Is there a will / is there a lost will? 7) Is the will valid? 8) Is the will duly executed? 9) If the will has not be duly executed, will the Court exercise its judicial dispensation powers to allow the informal will to be admitted into probate? 10) Has the will / part of the will been revoked? 11) If an alteration has been made to the will, is it effective? 12) How should the gifts in the will be construed? 13) Has a gift in the will failed? 14) Does the solicitor of the testator owe a duty of care to a third party? 15) If there is no will / the will is invalid / the residuary clause in the will has failed, does the intestacy regime apply in respect of the property? 16) If a person did not receive adequate distribution / any distribution under the will / intestacy regime, can they apply for a family provision order? 17) Should the court make a notional estate order?