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Edward Rees

Oct 19, 2026

4:48
um according to the instructions under the will whereas the trustees um they may or may not be the same people who will manage a trust um whether it's set up in the world or it's a lifetime trust entirely separate and they'll manage the day-to-day running of that side of things um
5:05
That's a pretty good summary.
5:06
And it's a good point about the distinction, but also there is a crossover.
5:11
And they can be the same people, but they don't necessarily have to be.
5:15
And I suppose other important things to say are, if you've got an executor, their role is to actually wind up the estate.
5:22
So they've got to do all the necessary actions to obtain a grant of probate that then unlocks the estate, if you like, and then you can administer the assets in the estate.
5:30
as part and parcel of that and part of their tasks, they'll be having to do, well, they probably may not have to, but they may have to do tax returns, inheritance tax accounts, pay inheritance tax, payoff liabilities, collecting assets, distribute the estate.

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28:48
Yeah.
30:42
why did you do your
30:43
Well, my legal work experience, I did it at a firm in Wrexham and I did a firm in, I did a week in Wrexham and I did a week with a firm in Chester.
30:54
And actually that was pretty good.
30:56
That was quite structured.
30:57
And I got to see clients.
30:59
I did read through files as well, but it was good.
31:02
You know, it was interactive.
34:12
do you have many people in the trainee solicitor program that have done work experience here?

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