Author : Andrew Borkowski
Release : 1999
Genre : Gifts causa mortis
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 388/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Deathbed Gifts by : Andrew Borkowski
Download or read book Deathbed Gifts written by Andrew Borkowski. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first extensive treatment of deathbed gifts in English law to be published. Such gifts are sometimes made by donors who, when facing impending death, transfer their property conditionally on death. It is a fascinating area of the law containing rules which have their originsin Roman Law, and which have continued to be been developed in modern law combining aspects of the laws of succession, trusts and personal property.Deathbed Gifts provides a detailed exposition and analysis of the current rules. It also traces the origins of the law and examines its continued development by the courts. The subject is represented by a rich case law including recent Court of Appeal decisions; a comprehensive summary of the caselaw is included.