The scope of CPR Part 64

CPR Part 64 concerns:

1. •

   claims relating to the administration of estates of deceased persons and trusts, together with

2. •

   Charity proceedings (in a separate section)

This Practice Note is concerned with the first part.

It applies to claims for the court to determine any question arising:

1. •

   in the administration of the estate of a deceased person or for the Execution of a trust

2. •

   for an order for the administration of the estate of a deceased person, or for the execution of a trust, to be carried out under the directions of the court (‘an Administration order’)

3. •

   for a claim for the variation of a trust under the Variation of Trusts Act 1958 (VTA 1958), or

4. •

   for a claim under section 48 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (AJA 1985).

The application to claims for the determination of any question arising in the administration of an estate, or the execution of a trust is very wide and will encompass