CILEX Wills and Probate CPD
Welcome to our exciting new Wills and Probate CPD Modules
Wills & Probate 2026
This CPD begins by describing recent case law on the validity of wills, including testamentary capacity, undue influence, and fraud. The changes to inheritance tax announced in the Autumn 2025 Budget are reviewed, including in relation to agricultural and business property relief and infected blood treatment payments.
The changes to income tax for individuals announced in the Autumn 2025 Budget are also explained. Recent case law and other practice developments relating to personal representatives and grants are discussed. Next, recent case law on claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 is reviewed.
The recommendations of the Law Commission for modernising the law of wills are outlined. Recent practice changes relating to caveats are described. Procedural changes and recent case law on powers of attorney, deputies and the Court of Protection are considered. Recent case law on proprietary estoppel is explained.
Wills and Probate Modules
As well as a brand new update to Wills and Probate practice for 2026, the following modules are also available.
- Predatory Marriages
- Profitable Probate Practice
- Trusts for Disabled Beneficiaries
- An Introduction to Contentious Probate
- Claims Under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975
- Digital Assets and Intellectual Property – What a Probate Lawyer Needs to Know
- Mental Capacity
- Islamic Wills
- Liability of the Personal Representatives
- Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987
- Management in Wills Writing
- Contentious Probate
- Court of Protection Work – Personal Injury Claimants
- Introduction to Administration of Estates – Different Jurisdictions
- Introduction to the Court of Protection
- Mediation in Personal Injury Cases
- Non-Standard Grants of Probate and Administration
