What duties does a personal representative owe?

In addition to the general duties to deal with the estate properly, a PR owes a number of key duties to beneficiaries, which include:

  • To act in accordance with the terms of the will (if there is one)
  • not placing themselves in a position where their own interests conflict with those of the beneficiaries
  • not placing themselves in a position where they profit from their position at the expense of the beneficiaries
  • to treat all the beneficiaries equally