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Lucy Gill
Work Department
Head of Legacies | Head of Inheritance and Trust Disputes | Dispute Resolution
Position
Lucy is a Partner who leads our Legacies team and our Inheritance & Trust Disputes team. Lucy acts for charities and private clients advising on a range of issues relating to disputes arising about estates. For private clients this can be a stressful and emotional time and Lucy and her team help families navigate disputes in a cost effective way to achieve their objectives.
Lucy is also known for advising charity legacy teams about all aspects of legacy income including contentious trust and probate matters, legacy administration, charity law and probate.
Lucy delivers solutions for clients beyond simple legal advice and is proud to have developed an innovative product called Legacy Accelerator to assist charities to grow their legacy income. As part of that she has recently delivered a collaborative solution to a key charity client to work as an extension of a major national charity’s in house legacy team to manage the unpredictability of the work-levels associated with the administration of their legacy income.
Having acted for many large charities, Lucy has a comprehensive track record in the sector and is able to share this experience and insight with her clients and apply it to her advice. The network she has built in her career enables her to make connections between contacts to enable a collaborative approach.
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
(Leading individuals)Beyond its capabilities in commercial and employment work, Foot Anstey is well versed in both legacy matters and complex contentious probate issues, which it regularly deals with. The team is headed up by Lucy Gill, ‘an ambitious and creative lawyer‘ who charities turn to for her expertise across all aspects of legacy income. Emma Facey is noted for her work on complex issues regarding wills and trusts disputes, while other key figures include Anna Phillips, who draws high praise for her ‘searing intellect and precision’ in matters.
South West > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Foot Anstey advises a strong mix of national charities, trust corporations, and wealthy individuals on complex disputes. The team is noted for its expertise in inheritance and trusts disputes, with a particular focus on resolving property disputes and administering estates and legacies for their charity client base. Lucy Gill – who heads the team – has over 15 years of experience handling contentious probate matters for national charities. Alexandra Rogers regularly handles disputes involving wills, trusts and estates.
Lawyer Rankings
- Contentious trusts and probate South West > Private client
- Leading individuals South West > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Charities and not-for-profit South West > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
- Employment > Employment: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Commercial property: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
- Real estate > Commercial property: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
- Real estate > Construction
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Public sector > Local government
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Bristol
- Real estate > Commercial property: Bristol
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment: Bristol
- Real estate > Environment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Social housing
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Bristol