Probate Bar Panel Discussion: Time Limits in Section 117 cases

This is a Panel Discussion on the Time Limit in Cases pursuant to Section 117 of the Succession Act 1965
Learning Outcome: A thorough examination of the time limit, rationale for it, whether extensions possible, and its constitutionality.

Probate Bar Association Breakfast Briefing: Variation of Trusts

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Probate Bar Annual Conference 2023

The sold-out Probate Bar Association (PBA) Annual Conference took place on November 3. The theme of the day was s. 117 of the Succession Act 1965, which provides for a child’s right to bring a claim against a parent’s estate that ‘proper provision’ has not been made.

2023 PBA Conference Photographs

Photographs from our 2023 conference.

All Children are Equal – Are Some More Equal than Others?

The issue of wills, property and passing of one’s estate has, through the ages, provided rich material for playwrights, poets and authors. It is also the work of the courts and counsel.

Last Will and Testament; A look at Recent Probate and Succession Case Law

Bar Review article written by Michael Hourican SC

Probate Bar Annual Conference

The inaugural Probate Bar Association (PBA) conference, entitled ‘The Essential Update for the Probate Practitioner’, took place on December 9, 2022.