Members of the team appear in the Family Court, the County Court, the High Court and the Appeal Courts. They have the depth of experience and skill to achieve top results whether by robust negotiation and settlement or by incisive questioning and focused advocacy. The team provides straightforward advice and excellent client care from beginning to end.

Members of the team have expertise in:

Inheritance and Estates

• Contentious probate claims, involving formal and substantive validity issues
• Proprietary estoppel claims in the context of testamentary dispositions and disputes
• Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
• Applications relating to the construction and/or rectification of wills,
• Contentious issues surrounding testamentary documents, grants of representation, and the administration of estates
• Claims and applications relating to personal representatives
• Non-contentious probate advice and drafting
• Professional negligence claims in relation to probate and inheritance matters

Trusts and Family

• Proceedings and relief under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
• Trustees’ duties and powers, including claims for breach of trust and/or removal of trustees
• Trustee applications for directions and Beddoe applications
• Financial remedies proceedings, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements
• Schedule 1 Children Act 1989 proceedings
• Freezing orders, non-molestation and/or occupation orders
• Court of Protection