This work aims to provide a clear guide to the key elements of the law of succession. The scope is wide, covering the nature of a will, alternatives to wills, mental capacity, formalities, revocation and alteration of wills, intestacy and family provision, construction of wills, lapse of legacies, executors and administrators, grants of probate and administration powers of personal representatives, and incidence of debts and legacies. The book aims to help students learn and to help them to digest the large amount of factual information they require on a degree course.