A Comprehensive Guide to Wills, Probate and Letters of Administration in Malaysia

Description

A Comprehensive Guide to Wills, Probate and Letters of Administration in Malaysia is intended to be a concise and practical guide on the procedural and substantive legislation which are central in the administration and distribution of non-Muslim estates in Malaysia. This book is intended to serve as a guide to a more in-depth study of the law on Wills, Probate and Letters of Administration in Malaysia.

This book contains an in-depth and more extensive discussion on the specific laws applicable in West Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak in the context of Wills, Probate and Letters of Administration. Readers will not only learn of the different and specific laws which are presently applicable in West Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak but also the complexity of the application of laws on inheritance laws in Malaysia given the different legislations which apply in West Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.

As the author is a probate practitioner whose practice is predominantly focused on contentious probate, this book is not written purely as an academic presentation of the law, but it also gives insight to what happens in practice drawing on the author’s experience as a probate practitioner.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction: An Overview
Chapter 2: Wills
Chapter 3: Grant of Probate And Letters Of Administration: A Brief Overview
Chapter 4: Non- Contentious Probate Proceedings, Caveats And Citations
Chapter 5: Contentious Probate Proceedings
Chapter 6: Order For Directions To The Executor Or Administrator
Chapter 7: Duties And Powers Of Executors And Administrators
Chapter 8: Personal Liability Of An Executor Or Administrator
Chapter 9: Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1971

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Cassandra Lee read law at Cardiff University, United Kingdom and is a Barrister-at-Law (Middle Temple). She is an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and founded her law firm, Cassandra Lee Chambers in January 2021 which specialises in and focuses primarily on acting for private individuals on legal matters such as wills, trusts, probate, wealth management and estate planning. As a civil litigator, her litigation work focuses on domestic and cross-border contentious probate or inheritance disputes. Born and bred in Sabah, she is also called and admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Sabah & Sarawak in Sabah. She currently practices law in Kuala Lumpur