Practice Areas
Five closely connected disciplines. Most matters we handle touch more than one of them.
We act for trustees, beneficiaries and protectors in contentious trust matters, from breach of trust and removal applications to complex offshore structures and Beddoe relief. Our team combines forensic accounting insight with courtroom experience in the Chancery Division.
Contested wills demand speed, sensitivity and evidence. We advise on validity challenges, testamentary capacity, undue influence, want of knowledge and approval, and rectification, acting for both challengers and executors defending an estate.
Where an estate administration breaks down, we act quickly to protect assets and restore proper process, including removal of personal representatives, accounts and inquiries, and applications to the Probate Registry.
We advise spouses, cohabitees, children and dependants bringing or defending claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, alongside proprietary estoppel and constructive trust claims over family assets.
Prevention is cheaper than litigation. We review and restructure family trusts, draft governance frameworks, and advise trustees on discretionary decisions in a way that withstands later scrutiny by disappointed beneficiaries.
Speak to a partner in confidence. Initial consultations are discreet, and we will tell you honestly whether you have a claim worth pursuing.