The Lord Chancellor could decide a case as "keeper of the king's conscience" (also known as the principle of equity in English law)

to liquidate their stock, such as this Drug Fair

Formerly, the term "power" referred to an instrument signed under seal while a "letter" was an instrument under hand, meaning that it was simply signed by the parties, but today a power of attorney does not need to be signed under seal

The estate owner's specific goals determine the ultimate goal of estate planning and may be as simple or as complex as the owner's wishes and needs dictate

Administrative Oversight & Accountability Oversight mechanisms work together to hold staff responsible for their conduct as officials

a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased; or whereby, in the absence of a legal will, the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy that apply in the jurisdiction where the deceased resided at the time of their death

A filing is required if the gross estate of the decedent, increased by the decedent’s adjusted taxable gifts and specific gift tax exemption, is valued at more than the filing threshold for the year of the decedent’s death, as shown in the table below