KSL ATP Probate case studies
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The Kenya School of Law Advocates Training Programme Probate Examination tests whether a pupil has moved from reading succession law to practising it. It is taken by ATP pupils at KSL as part of the professional bar course, and probate is one of the core practice areas in which a pupil must show competence before admission. The KSL ATP Probate case studies are 5 cases and about 2,959 words.
1The Unwitnessed Codicil and the Fading Testator
A, aged 84, executed a will in 2019 leaving his entire estate to his two sons in equal shares. In March 2024, while hospitalised with a terminal illness and receiving regular morphine, he asked his daughter to type a short document leaving the family cottage to her 'in recognition of her care'.
669 words, about 3 min2Intestacy, a Surviving Spouse and a Remoter Issue Problem
B dies intestate in England domiciled in England. She leaves a husband, H, from whom she was separated but not divorced, two children from that marriage (C1 and C2), and one child (C3) who predeceased her leaving two grandchildren (G1 and G2).
534 words, about 3 min3The Executor Who Is Also the Main Beneficiary
D died leaving a will appointing her son, S, as sole executor and leaving him 60% of the residue, with 40% to her daughter, Dg. The estate includes a residential property valued at £350,000, quoted shares worth £120,000, and a small business interest valued at £80,000.
548 words, about 3 min4The Vulnerable Beneficiary and the Family Provision Claim
E dies leaving a will that divides his £900,000 estate equally between his two adult children from a first marriage. His second wife, W, aged 78, married him 22 years ago and was financially dependent on him; under the will she receives nothing, and the matrimonial home was in Mr.
584 words, about 3 min5Confidentiality, Conflicts and the Family Will Instruction
Solicitor F is instructed by Mr. G, aged 79, to draft a new will leaving his entire estate (£1.2 million) to his daughter, P, cutting out his son, Q, with whom he has had a long estrangement.
624 words, about 3 min