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The solicitor-executor and remuneration clauses
Record ID:
22815
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
2002
Author:
Box, Alan ; Hardingham, Ian ; Jackling, Noel ; Kelly, John (Snr) ; Morrison, Ian ; McNab, Stewart ;
Source:
LIJ (2002) 76 No 8
Date_of_entry:
03/09/2002
Legislation:
Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic) s 65
Notes:
The Law Institute has been concerned about complaints by beneficiaries against solicitor-executors who draw wills which provide excessive levels of remuneration for themselves. To avoid an application to the court for executor's commission, a will should include suitable clauses for charging commission or other remuneration. This article discusses these issues as well as having examples of testamentary remuneration clauses for executors commission, professional charging clauses, choice of charging commission or professional rate commission clause ; the article also discusses double-dipping, the solicitor-executor as witness and knowledge and approval of the clauses by testator
Section:
Feature
People:
Box, Alan ; Hardingham, Ian QC ; Jackling Noel ; Morrison, Ian ;
Cases:
Will of Shannon [1977] 1 NSWLR 210 ; Nock v Austin (1918) 25 CLR 519 ; Re: Breen [1927 VLR 164 ;
Month:
September


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