Construction of Wills in Australia 2nd edition is the long-awaited update to the seminal text by esteemed barrister, David M Haines QC.
This edition covers recent developments in succession law. Surrogacy has been added to the chapter on gifts to children. New chapters on the appointment of legal personal representatives and on liabilities have been added. The chapters on failure of gift, uncertainty and costs have been rewritten extensively. A wider range of trusts is covered. A section on homemade wills and how to interpret them has been inserted. Discussion of the general principles of construction has been expanded to include the current approach adopted in State Supreme Courts.
Features
Previous edition cited multiple times in superior court decisions
Authoritative author
Related Titles
Dal Pont, Law of Executors and Administrators
Neal & Sims, Hutley's Australian Wills Precedents, 11th edition
Sundar, Testamentary Trusts: Strategies and Precedents, 4th edition
Dal Pont, Interpretation of Testamentary Documents, 2nd edition
By:
John Hockley
Imprint: LexisNexis Butterworths Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: 2nd edition
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780409337006
ISBN 10: 0409337005
Publication Date: 16 September 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Chapter 01 Introduction, Jurisdiction to Home-made Wills Chapter 02 General Principles of Construction Chapter 03 Subsidiary Principles of Construction Chapter 04 Statutory Rules of Construction Chapter 05 Admissibility of Evidence Chapter 06 Change of ‘Or’ Into ‘And’ and Vice Versa Chapter 07 Property Which May Be Disposed of by Will Chapter 08 Property Which May Not Be Disposed of by Will Chapter 09 Gifts of Land Chapter 10 Date from Which a Will Speaks Chapter 11 Personal Property Chapter 12 Misdescription of Places or Persons Chapter 13 An Introduction to Gifts to Persons Chapter 14 Time for Ascertaining Donees Chapter 15 Gifts to Children Chapter 16 Gifts to Spouses, Relatives and Employees Chapter 17 Gifts to Issue, Descendants and Next of Kin Chapter 18 Survivors and Survivorship Chapter 19 Class and Non-Class Gifts and Closing of Each Chapter 20 Misdescription in Enumeration of Beneficiaries Chapter 21 Powers of Appointment Chapter 22 Appointment of executors Chapter 23 Appointment of trustees Chapter 24 Absolute Gifts and Superadded Interests Chapter 25 Life Interests Chapter 26 Joint Tenancy or Tenancy in Common Chapter 27 Distribution Per Capita or Per Stirpes Chapter 28 Conditional Gifts Chapter 29 Particular Conditional Gifts Chapter 30 Options to Purchase Chapter 31 Vested and Contingent Gifts Chapter 32 Legacies Chapter 33 Problems with Payment of Legacies Chapter 34 Rules Against Perpetuities and Accumulations Chapter 35 Hotchpot Chapter 36 Gifts by Implication Chapter 37 Sale and Powers of Sale Chapter 38 Income from Estates other than Annuities Chapter 39 Annuities Chapter 40 Unlimited Gifts of Income from Property Chapter 41 Liabilities Chapter 42 Residue Chapter 43 Failure of Gift Chapter 44 Uncertainty Chapter 45 Costs Chapter 46 Testamentary Trusts
