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Angus Burden
Work Department
Chancery
Position
All aspects of contentious wills and trusts work in particular challenges to the validity of wills, construction and rectification claims, and professional negligence actions arising in the context of will drafting and tax planning. He also deals with applications for the removal of personal representatives/trustees, breach of trust claims, proceedings for reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, and claims based on proprietary estoppel or constructive trust. His non-contentious work encompasses advising in respect of general issues arising in the administration of estates and trusts, including construction queries, the proper exercise of trustees’ powers, and tax. He is also a mediator specialising in contentious will and trust disputes.
Career
Called 1994.
Memberships
Midland Chancery and Commercial Bar Association.
Education
Educated at Exeter University (BA Hons, first class) and Bristol University (post graduate certificates in insolvency, restritution and company law).
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Angus Burden – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Angus is a skilled advocate who is able to advance a case in an understated way to great effect. He is also technically brilliant and able to understand the most complex of problems.’
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is ‘a strong set’ with ‘a good selection of counsel’ who have extensive expertise in advising on contentious probate matters, trusts, land disputes, and issues regarding the validity and interpretation of wills. Angus Burden specialises in the mediation of contentious trust and probate disputes, while Louise Corfield ’s practice focuses on Inheritance Act cases. Rising stars Samir Amin and Jason Perrin are other key members of the team.