Kieran Leahy

Senior Associate

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What can I do for you

Kieran is an associate solicitor in our estates, trusts and will disputes team having qualified into the team in September 2021.  

Kieran acts for a wide variety of clients across a broad array of matters. He specialises in trust litigation, will and probate disputes and claims under the Inheritance Act 1975.  Kieran also has a wealth of experience in acting for insurer based clients in respect of trust litigation and on contentious Court of Protection matters.

 

What do others say

The Legal 500 describes Kieran as "keen as mustard and incredibly hardworking, as well as very personable and highly perceptive".

Kieran is also noted as "barely qualified but you’d never believe it. He has a natural ability and has been taught extremely well. Works tirelessly too"

Supporting your ambitions

One of Kieran's recent highlights includes providing highly technical and bespoke tax advice in the context of a mediation and a settlement agreement with a view to substantially reducing the tax payable in the context of an intimated claim under the Inheritance Act 1975.

Kieran also recently successfully acted in the removal of two trustees in relation to a long-standing trust dispute when acting on behalf of the beneficiaries.

What else should you know?

Kieran is also a member of ConTrA (the Contentious Trusts Association), a network for contentious trust associates.

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