Historical background: the English inheritance -- Effects of death -- Wills -- Law of islamic inheritance -- The Rights of succession -- Requirements for letters of representation -- Personal representatives -- Estate duty -- Non-contentious probate -- Contentious probate -- Assets of a deceased -- Rights, powers and duties of personal representatives -- Distribution of the assets of a deceased's estate -- Liability of personal representatives

1. Probate law and practice -- Singapore
2. Probate law and practice -- Malaysia