Contentious Trusts & Estates Solicitors Band 1 Ranked by Chambers HNW | Band 1 Ranked by Legal 500

CONTENTIOUS TRUSTS & PROBATE

Private wealth disputes increasingly transcend national borders, requiring advisers who can navigate both complex family dynamics and sophisticated international structures. Our award-winning contentious trusts and estates team acts in high-value matters across multiple jurisdictions, including Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the Bahamas, delivering clear strategic advice in even the most complex and sensitive disputes.

Our clients include trustees, protectors, enforcers, personal representatives, beneficiaries, high-net-worth individuals and landed estates. We advise fiduciaries on their duties, powers and risk management, while also representing beneficiaries and family members seeking to protect or enforce their rights.

The team has extensive experience in estate and probate disputes, including challenges to the validity of wills, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, undue influence claims, want of knowledge and approval claims, and disputes arising from the administration of estates.

We advise on a broad range of trust and offshore disputes, including protector disputes, enforcer disputes, breaches of trust and fiduciary duty, disputes regarding reserved powers, trust disclosure-related disputes, and contentious issues concerning long-established family trusts and wealth-holding structures. We regularly advise on applications for the removal of trustees and protectors, and represent clients in complex proceedings involving trusts across multiple jurisdictions.

The team is also highly experienced in trustee decision-making applications, including Beddoe applications and blessing applications, as well as Court of Protection proceedings and professional negligence claims arising within the private wealth sphere. Combining technical excellence with strategic insight, we help clients protect wealth, manage fiduciary risk and achieve commercially and personally effective outcomes.