Validity of a will executed in a foreign place

GENERAL RULE AS TO VALIDITY OF A WILL EXECUTED IN A FOREIGN PLACE

1. A Will is to be taken to be properly executed if its execution conforms to the Internal Law in force in the place:-

* a) where it was executed; or
* b) which was the testator’s domicile or habitual residence, either at the time the Will was executed, or at the testator’s death; or
* c) of which the testator was a national, either at the date of execution of the Will, or at the testator’s death.

2. The following Wills are also to be taken to be properly executed:-

* a) a Will executed on board a vessel or aircraft, if the Will has been executed in conformity with the internal law in force in the place with which the vessel or aircraft may be taken to have been most closely connected having regard to its registration and other relevant circumstances; or
* b) a Will, so far as it disposes of immovable property, if it has been executed in conformity with the internal law in force in the place where the property is situated; or
* c) a Will, so far as it revokes a Will or a provision of a Will which has been executed, to have been properly...