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Will, Trust & Estate Disputes

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Disputes involving Wills and estates are increasingly common.

Irwin Mitchell are one of the few firms nationally to have a specialist Will, Trust & Estate Disputes team dealing with all types of disputes arising about Wills or trusts.

Experts In Will, Trust & Estate Disputes

The Will, Trust & Estate Disputes team deals with any dispute relating to Wills, Estates, Trusts and Court of Protection issues.

Our work is varied and our experience extensive. Clients seek our advice on all kinds of matters including:

Inheritance Act claims (where a Will or the position on intestacy fails to properly provide for an individual)
Claims regarding lack of testamentary capacity in the execution of Wills
Claims concerning undue influence in the execution of Wills
Improper execution of Wills
Interpretation of the terms of Wills
Claims in respect of lost Wills
Claims regarding agreements made with the deceased before death, particularly with regards to the disposal of the estate (proprietary estoppel)
Disputes over the identification of beneficiaries
Claims for and against executors and trustees
Trusts and charity disputes
Statutory Wills (Wills executed by the court when a person is still alive but no longer has capacity)
Disputes surrounding Enduring/Lasting Power of Attorney

We also have significant experience in professional negligence claims arising out of Will, Trust & Estate disputes.

This is a complex and specialist area of law and you need to ensure that you are represented by lawyers with appropriate experience and knowledge.

All our senior team are members of ACTAPS (the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists), which requires 5+ years’ experience.

By instructing Irwin Mitchell, you will have direct access to specialists in this complex area of law who are able to call upon established links with specialist barristers and other experts.

Funding

We will provide a free, no-obligation initial assessment of your claims and will respond to all new enquiries by telephone, email or post within 24 hours.

We are able to offer a number of funding options, including:

Public Funding (Legal Aid)
Conditional Fee Agreements (no-win no-fee agreements)
Legal Expense insurance (Panel Firm)
Discounted Fee Agreements in appropriate circumstances
Working with Irwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell is one of the UK’s most successful and respected law firms. Offering expert legal guidance for individual clients, we are also the law firm of choice for many financial institutions in providing legal services to their customers.

We provide clear, straightforward advice and a professional, proactive service. When needed, we will fight fearlessly to protect your interests and those of your loved ones.

Many legal needs can be met as they arise or planned for in advance. Others are harder to anticipate. Whatever the circumstances, our commitment to our clients is simple - a law firm for life.

Further Information About Will, Trust & Estate Disputes

For an initial discussion, with no obligation:

Call 0870 1500 100 or send us an online enquiry.

Select Related Client Stories

Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Successfully Contest Will

Contesting a Will

Our client had lived with her partner, a wealthy businessman, for about five years before his sudden death. They had had no permanent base and travelled together around the world staying in hotels or rented apartments. The partner was divorced from the mother of his two children and generous provision had been made for the ex-wife on divorce, although the deceased had continued to be obliged to maintain the children.

Our client had worked before her relationship with the deceased had commenced however the Deceased persuaded her to give up work and he promised to support her financially, which he did by paying her a substantial monthly allowance in addition to paying accommodation and other living expenses. The deceased's estate was in excess of £10 million. The deceased's will left nothing to our client but made provision for the Deceased's children as well as leaving legacies of £1 million each to other family members who were not in any way financially dependent upon the deceased. The deceased's family was hostile to our client and resistant to her receiving anything from his estate.

Our client claimed that reasonable financial provision should be made for her under the provisions of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. At mediation we were successful in negotiating a substantial settlement for our client to enable her to purchase a flat and to start her own business venture.

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