Wills & Estates Personal Representatives – SQE1 Essentials Ep. 4

In this episode of SQE1 Essentials by CELE SQE, we examine the crucial role of personal representatives in the administration of estates.

📌 Key topics include:

• The appointment and powers of executors under a valid will
• What happens when there’s no valid will – administrators and the probate hierarchy
• Renunciation vs. reservation of executorship
• What happens if a personal representative dies
• Trustees’ statutory powers: investing, selling assets, advancing capital, and more

🧾 This episode also explains how the Trustee Act 1925, Trustee Act 2000, and Administration of Estates Act 1925 empower PRs in managing estate assets — essential knowledge for SQE1 candidates.

🎧 Listen now to understand the procedural mechanics of estate distribution, the impact of death, incapacity, or withdrawal of an executor, and the remedies provided by law.

📲 Access the full textbook and practice MCQs at celetraining.com or via the PASS-SQE App.