Probate & Trusts

Selected Cases

  • Claim by estranged adult child where there was a letter explaining exclusion from will in light of Ilott v Mitson [2017] UKSC.
  • Hives v Machin [2017] EWHC 1414 [Ch]: represented defendant in claim under s. 33 Wills Act 1837.
  • Claims in estoppel and under Inheritance Act to house. Effect of possible fraud.
  • Action to remove sibling executor and force sale of home.
  • Successful mediation on behalf of sister in dispute with her brother over trusts of land involving a number of properties, and contested administration of parent’s estate.
  • Won claim by cohabitant over disputed £100,000 promissory note given to her to encourage her to leave home.
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  • Planning and Environment Bar Association.
  • Property Bar Association

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