Oxbridge Notes | Drafting Wills

Opening	THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me [NAME] of [address] made the [x] day of [month] 2019
Opening	THIS WILL dated [x] day of [month] 2019 IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me [NAME] of [address]
Revocation	I HEREBY REVOKE all former wills and testamentary dispositions previously made by me
Revocation	I [NAME] of [address] HEREBY REVOKE all former wills and testamentary dispositions and DECLARE this to be my last will
Disposal of Body	Cremation		I DIRECT that my body shall be cremated after my death and my ashes buried at [place]
Disposal of Body	Burial		I DIRECT that my body shall be buried at [place]
Appointment of Executors and Trustees	Executors and Trustees		I APPOINT [NAME] of [address] and [NAME] of [address] (in my will called ‘my Trustees’ which expression shall where the context so admits include the trustee or trustees for the time being of any trusts arising under my will) to be my executors and trustees
	Executors and Trustees		I APPOINT [NAME] of [address] and [NAME] of [address] to be my executors I APPOINT as trustees of this will the persons who take out the first Grant of Probate (not being limited to settled land) to be made in respect of it
	Appointment with Provision for Substitution		I APPOINT my [husband/wife] [NAME] as my Executor and Trustee If [he/she] shall predecease me or be unwilling or unable to act I APPOINT [NAME] of [address] to be my Executor(s) and Trustee(s)
			I APPOINT my [husband/wife] [NAME] to be the executor and trustee of this my will but if [he/she] shall fail to survive me or otherwise be unable or unwilling to act as my executor then I appoint the partners at the date of my death in the firm of [firm name] or the firm which at that date has succeeded to and carries on its practice and I express the wish that only two of the partners in the firm shall act
			I APPOINT [NAME] of [address] and [NAME] of [address] to be the executors and trustees of my will If either of the persons appointed in clause [x](a) above dies in my lifetime or renounces probate or refuses or is unable to act in the office of executor then I appoint [NAME] of [address] and [NAME] of [address] in that order to fill any vacancy in the office of executor that may occur I DECLARE that the expression ‘my Trustees’ shall where the context so admits include my executors and the trustee or trustees of my will for the time being
	Appointment of Partners in a Solicitors’ Firm		I APPOINT as my executors and trustees the partners at the date of my death in the firm of [firm name] or the firm or incorporated practice which at that date has succeeded to and carries on its practice In clause (a) above ‘firm’ includes an incorporated practice recognised by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority and ‘partners’ includes salaried partners and directors or members of or beneficial owners of shares in an incorporated practice In my will the expression ‘my Trustees’ shall, where relevant, include my executors and the trustees for the time being of any trust arising under my will I express the wish that no more than two of the partners shall prove my will and act initially in its trusts Any of my Trustees who is a solicitor or is engaged in any other profession may charge his usual professional charges for work done by him or his firm (including acts which a layman could have done personally) on the same basis as if he were not one of my Trustees but employed to carry out the work on their behalf
Appointment of Guardian(s)	I APPOINT [name(s]] [both] of [address] [jointly] to be the guardian(s) of any of my children who are minors at the date of death of my [husband/wife]
Appointment of Guardian(s)	If my [husband/wife] dies in my lifetime or fails to survive me by 28 days I APPOINT [names] both of [address] jointly to be the guardians of any of my children who are minors
Specific Legacies	I GIVE the following specific legacies absolutely and free of inheritance tax and free of any costs of transfer
	Car	I GIVE my [brand] car to my [husband/wife/friend/child/etc.] [NAME] of [address] [provided he/she survives me by 28 days] or any car that I may own at the date of my death absolutely and free of inheritance tax
	Land	I GIVE to my [husband/wife/friend/child/etc.] [NAME] of [address] [provided he/she survives me by 28 days] absolutely and free of inheritance tax my freehold property known as [address] and I DIRECT that any outstanding mortgage or charge on the property shall be discharged out of my Residuary Estate
	Land	I GIVE to my [husband/wife/friend/child/etc.] [NAME] of [address] [provided he/she survives me by 28 days] absolutely and free of inheritance tax my share of the freehold property known as [address]
	Chattels	I GIVE to my [husband/wife/friend/child/etc.] [NAME] of [address] [provided he/she survives me by 28 days] absolutely and free of inheritance tax such of my personal chattels (as defined by Administration of Estates Act 1925, s.55(1)(x)) [except those which are the subject of specific gifts in this my will or in any codicil hereto] as [he/she] shall select in writing within [three] months of my death
	Power to Select	I GIVE to my [husband/wife/friend/child/etc.] [NAME] of [address] [provided he/she survives me by 28 days] absolutely and free of inheritance tax any [X] which I may own at the date of my death
	Shares	I GIVE to my [husband/wife/friend/child/etc.] [NAME] of [address] [provided he/she survives me by 28 days] absolutely and free of inheritance tax all my shares in [x] plc [Any...

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