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Contesting a Will, Probate or Trust

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Contesting a Will, Probate or Trust

If you need advice on contesting a will, contentious probate or trust disputes, our team of team of experienced contentious trust and probate lawyers will provide sympathetic and professional guidance.

Whether you’re defending or contesting a will or an estate, our solicitors are highly experienced in dealing with a variety of disputes relating to all areas of Wills, estates, trusts and Court of Protection issues. We work with you to resolve the difficult issues that can arise in relation estates and trusts with care and sensitivity. Independently researched legal guide, The Legal 500 recommend us as one of the UK’s leading Contentious, Trusts and Probate teams.

WILLS, TRUSTS & ESTATE DISPUTES

Based at our Newcastle City Centre office, our contentious trust and probate lawyers provide expert advice in relation to;

  • Contesting a will.
  • Challenging or defending the validity of a Will or Codicil, including claims based on a lack of proper formalities, lack of testamentary capacity, lack of knowledge and approval and undue influence;
  • Mental capacity and the Court of Protection;
  • Disputes relating to obtaining the Grant, including caveats and limited Grants;
  • Jurisdictional issues in relation to probate;
  • Disputes arising from lifetime gifts;
  • Claims for and against personal representatives, including breach of trust and removal and substitution;
  • A beneficiary’s right to information and documents, including accounts, inquiries and inventories;
  • Inheritance disputes and claims for provision from an estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975;
  • Proprietary estoppel and constructive trust claims;
  • Business disputes and management following the death of a partner or shareholder;
  • Trust disputes including trustee duties, breach of trust, and the removal of trustees;
  • Claims against negligent professionals;
  • Death and burial issues, including Coroners’ investigations and claims under the Fatal Accident Act 1976; and
  • Negotiation and alternative dispute resolution.

Lucy Gray, a Partner at William-scholeslawfirm, is an Associate Member of The Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS). ACTAPS is an organisation of solicitors, barristers and legal executives who are only accepted into the membership if they have many years of specialist experience and ongoing practice in this area of the law.

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