Daniel Flynn

My Approach

I give practical and commercial advice to resolve my client’s cases successfully. With that said, I don’t lose sight of the stress and strain that disputes can bring and the emotional challenges in any dispute. I take a sensitive approach to make sure that my clients feel supported to reach a good result.

Area of Expertise

My particular expertise is in cases concerning disputed trusts and estates, but I have experience and expertise in dealing with a wide range of disputes, such as:

• Challenging the validity of Wills
• Making and defending claims for provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
• Disputes between co-owners of land and property
• Disputes over commercial and residential property
• Making and defending claims to remove trustees or executors
• Disputes over the conduct of trusts or estates
• Claims for breaches of contracts

Recent Work

• Successfully defended a trustee of a multi-million pound trust from accusations of mismanagement and secured recovery of the trustee’s substantial expenses
• Defended the executor of a multi-million pound estate in relation to challenges to the validity of the Will, challenges to the management of the estate, and disputes over the ownership of property
• Successfully acted for the executor and beneficiary of an estate in a case defending a claim from the deceased’s unmarried partner under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
• Acted for the wife of a deceased person who was left nothing in the deceased’s Will and secured a court order that she should receive the entire estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
• Settled a case for a property developer in a multi-million pound claim over the ownership and management of a portfolio of London properties
• Obtaining an emergency injunction to secure access to a commercial property
• Secured the removal of an executor of a multi-million pound estate on grounds of mismanagement
• Successfully challenged the validity of a Will made by a testator on the basis of the testator’s capacity and undue influence
• Obtained an order that a trustee of a trust should be personally liable for improper trust expenses

Professional Associations & Qualifications

• BSc Physics and Philosophy 2007
• MA Philosophy 2009
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law 2010
• Completed the Bar Professional Training Course (Very Competent) and called to the Bar 2012
• Qualified as a solicitor 2016
• Higher Rights of Audience (Civil) granted 2017
• Full Member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)