Your challenges
Trust and probate disputes often involve a personal element and emotions can run high. We know how difficult these matters can be and have developed a sympathetic approach to dealing with disputes in this specialist area. While litigation is sometimes unavoidable, we always try to resolve matters as quickly and as cost efficiently as possible.
Achieving your ambitions
We are one of the few firms outside London that has a dedicated specialist contentious trust and probate team and offers clients a first rate service. We are experienced in dealing with all types of contentious matters relating to wills, estates and trusts. We are able to act for any party – whether individual beneficiary, trustee, executor, administrator or charity – as either claimant or defendant.
Our expertise covers, for example, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, personal liability of trustees, lack of testamentary capacity claims, undue influence, proprietary estoppel, substitution and removal of personal representatives, and trust and charity disputes.
The strength you need
However complicated your situation may be, our specialist experience means that we have usually dealt with similar matters in the past and so are ideally placed to guide you through the difficulties. Further, as part of one of the largest private client teams in the country, the contentious trust and probate team can call on experts covering the entire range of issues that may affect you.
Lawyers you can trust
Because of the work we do across the UK and internationally, our contentious trust and probate team is highly sought after by clients. Our lawyers have a reputation for offering first class specialist advice at regional rates.