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Can an executor appointed in a Will or a residuary beneficiary of the Will appoint a third party to act as an administrator?

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As explained in Practice Note: appointment of personal representatives, an executor may be appointed in one of the following ways:

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    by an express appointment in a Will

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    by a term in a Will which implies such an appointment

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    by a person or persons nominated in the Will to appoint executors, who, if so authorised, may appoint themselves, or

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    through the chain of representation

Subject to the terms of the Will, an executor appointed by Will is not generally able to renounce probate while specifying who should be appointed

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