Will Challenges

The law around Wills comes from The Wills Act 1837 and all the subsequent case law and additional law that has developed over 180+ years. It is, as a result, hugely complex and requires specialist advice from a firm with knowledge and experience in this area. Wills can be challenged on a large number of […]

Financial Abuse or Manipulation of Vulnerable Adults

We live in a society where regrettably vulnerable older people and other individuals become subject to unwarranted manipulation and interference in relation to both their personal care and welfare and their finances. Such problems are increasing because people are living longer and incidents of dementia and other forms of illness – mental and physical – […]

Inheritance Act Claims

The death of a partner or close family member is always a difficult and emotional time. But what if you then find that the person died without a Will, or hadn’t updated it for many years, meaning that you have not been left what you think you are entitled to, or what the deceased would […]

Contentious Probate Estate Administration

Even if the Will is valid numerous problems and issues can arise in relation to the administration of a deceased person’s estate. Examples of such issues/disputes are as follows: We would endeavour to sort out these disputes on a sensible and pragmatic basis. If this proves to be impossible, however, then we are able to make […]

Construction and Interpretation of Wills

Wills are not always as well drafted as they should be. The true meaning of the Will or various parts of the Will may be open to different interpretations. In such cases it may be necessary to enlist the assistance of the Court in order to determine how the provisions of the Will should take […]

Mediation in Wills Disputes

In our specialist area of contentious trust and probate work, we refer the majority of our cases to mediation. Mediation involves the parties through their lawyers appointing a trained mediator – very often a Barrister. A mediation day is fixed and the parties attend the mediation with their respective legal teams. The mediator cannot impose […]