1. Paper should take a socio-legal/approach not a mere essay
2. Examine History on Freedom of testation
Paper should reflect discussion on the inheritance (provision for family and Dependants) Act 1975
– Role New Zealand Act played in the role in which UK operate
– Policy behind the various pieces of family provision legislations
– Judicial Discretion
– How did we get here today?
– Traced back to 1187. Bring in a piece of history
– Are fixed rights gone out the window
– 19th century progress
– John Stewart Mills work -his work premates of testation freedom?
– consider the work of Meryl Thomas in the area of the topic very very important