The Chair is, to the best of my knowledge, broadly correct. The jurisdiction to which the deceased belonged up to the point of death generally is the one which "calls the shots". Thus, a British national fully resident in Britain but on holiday somewhere when he/she dies will come under British laws, rules and regulations, including regarding any property/assets owned in another country. Conversely, if a British person is resident abroad and owns property/assets in the UK as well as abroad he/she will fall under the foreign country's rules, not those of the UK. There are possible combinations/permutations where things are not quite so straight forward and much depends on the rules of the country/ies involved. Some countries defer to the "home" country (residence) and pass all handling of the estate to it, others don't so it becomes a more complicated issue. Some countries have what is called laws on statutory heirs (e.g. spouse, offspring) which limit the scope of a will - it is by no means assumed that the deceased is at liberty to dispose of his/her assets in the preferred manner. A will made in one country can be rendered null and void by the laws of another country and neither country can be forced to bend on whatever they have control over (buildings and such within its borders). Cross border issues can take quite a bit of time to sort out. Additionally, within the EU there is now a law which determines that, irrespective of your nationality, the country which will automatically deal with the estate (especially taxation) is determined unless you specifically opt out of it in writing and register that decision/declaration - I am unclear on the details.