The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law is a prestigious body that comprises leading estate and trusts lawyers from civilian and common law jurisdictions around the globe. Its membership - all experts in trusts, estate and inheritance law, and/or tax law - includes solicitors, barristers, notaires , judges, and law professors. The group's proceedings manifest a comparative approach, offering perspectives on issues of direct and immediate concern for both civil and common law jurisdictions.This volume records the May 2000 week-long conference in Berlin, which focused on four main topics: arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, in which the `estate' meets the `family'; transnational issues in testamentary matters, especially in light of the Hague Convention on Succession to Deceased Estates; responsibility of tax advisers, the discussion of which concentrates on the development of a unified code of conduct; and new developments in offshore trusts, in which the very
