Our team of highly experienced contentious trust and probate lawyers work seamlessly with our private wealth and commercial trust teams to resolve difficult issues that arise from trusts or probates. This ensures the legal advice we provide is robust, timely and cost-effective.
We advise in relation to trusts in both a corporate and a family context, both domestically and internationally, so cover the full range of work in this area.
This includes providing advice to lay and professional trustees in avoiding and defending claims by beneficiaries and third parties, advising corporate trustees and trust managers on potential claims and bringing and defending claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
Areas of focus
Our expertise in trust disputes includes the following:
- Providing advice to both lay and professional trustees in avoiding and defending claims by beneficiaries and third parties.
- Advising corporate trustees and trust managers in respect of claim made against them.
- Advising beneficiaries in claims against trustees.
- Bringing and defending claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.