Will, Inheritance & Trust Disputes

Specialist dispute resolution services

Our professional and approachable dispute resolution solicitors have expert knowledge in all areas of will, inheritance and trust disputes, and can help in several different areas including the following:

• Challenging a will (due to lack of capacity, lack of knowledge and approval, undue influence, lack of proper formalities, forgery)
• Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
• Challenging lifetime gifts and transactions
• Undue influence claims
• Probate Actions
• Removal of Executors
• Breach of trust claims
• Proprietary estoppel claims
• Court of Protection work
• Statutory Will applications to the Court of Protection

Will, inheritance and trust disputes solicitors

Our lawyers are part of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Solicitors (ACTAPS) organisation, which is the kite mark for this specialist area of litigation and disputes.

The team is listed in The Legal 500 directory and is described to be filled with “experienced and capable practitioners”. Lauren Day was quoted to be “brilliant at getting to the nub of the matter and has huge patience with the other side’s vagaries” as well as being “very approachable and pragmatic with a genuine ambition to settle as early as possible”. Victoria Riddleston was recognised as a key lawyer within the service area and to have wide experience in the field.

Partner & Solicitor, Victoria Riddleston is also ranked for the third year running as an Associate to Watch for Private Wealth Disputes in the South (UK). Victoria is highly experienced in advising on UK disputes involving challenges to wills and breach of trust matters. Victoria is described as being “approachable,” “proactive” and as having “a sound knowledge of wills and probate disputes” and “the knowledge and tenacity to handle that situation robustly and assert our rights appropriately.”