Dobbie’s Probate and Administration Practice, 7th edition

Greg Kelly is a Consultant with Greg Kelly Trust Law Ltd which he established in 2009. He holds the degrees of LLB and LLM with distinction and has over 40 years’ experience in the wills, estates and trusts areas. He has written and delivered numerous papers at seminars, conferences and webinars for the NZ Law Society and other professional organisations. He is a member of STEP and has chaired the NZLS bi-annual trust conference seven times since 2009.

Chris Kelly BA, LLM is a barrister who advises on trusts, estate and elder law. He is widely published and has presented numerous conference papers for the New Zealand Law Society, Chartered Accountants and LexisNexis and has chaired Elder Law conferences. Prior to becoming a barrister, Chris worked in private practise and, before that, held senior positions with statutory trustee corporations. Chris is currently completing his PhD thesis on trust law.

John Earles was the Registrar of the Probate Unit of the High Court from that unit’s inception in 2013 and was Registrar of the High Court in Wellington for over 30 years. He dealt with the complete range of applications for grants of administration daily. John is consulted by legal executives and practitioners throughout the country for technical and practical advice relating to this area of work, especially when unusual situations arise. John is now retired from the High Court but continues his consultancy services on a private basis.

Kevin Lenahan is a director of Greg Kelly Trust Law. He has spent his career advising about the interpretation of wills and thorny issues of estate administration, obtaining complex grants of representation and litigating wills and estates disputes. Kevin has written and delivered numerous papers on wills and estates at seminars, conferences and webinars for the NZ Law Society and other professional organisations.