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LONDON
WC2A 3QB
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Justin Holmes
Position
Justin Holmes is an experienced adviser and advocate in both the Chancery Division and the Court of Protection. In the High Court, he advises and represents executors, trustees and beneficiaries in disputes involving wills, estates and trusts, and has particular experience of applications under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. He has advised and represented clients in numerous cases involving the selection or replacement of executors, administrators and trustees. His practice includes applications in the Probate Registry of the Family Division as well as in the Chancery Division of the High Court. A major part of his work is providing sensible, clear and practical advice to executors, trustees and administrators on the construction of wills and trusts, and, if necessary, obtaining the court’s determination of questions in dispute. He also has particular experience of Court of Protection litigation, including contested deputyships, objections to attorneys under Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney, orders for lifetime gifts and statutory wills, applications for declarations of capacity, applications for personal welfare orders (such as a direction as to which residential home is suitable for the incapacitated person, or whether a particular individual should be allowed to visit the incapacitated person), and applications for authority to conduct litigation. He is a regular speaker at conferences on Court of Protection matters and on wills and probate issues.
Career
Called 1994; Inner Temple.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; ACTAPS.
Education
Ipswich School; Queens’ College, Cambridge (1991 BA (Hons); 1995 MA).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Court of Protection and community care
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Radcliffe Chambers handles a lot of advisory and litigation work related to a variety of Court of Protection matters. Justin Holmes specialises in private client litigation and is instructed both by numerous private clients and by the Public Trustee. Piers Feltham is a ‘fantastic and persuasive barrister’ whose Court of Protection practice focuses on matters related to statutory wills and the validity of powers of attorney.
London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Justin Holmes –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Justin is very experienced in the area and always provides sound and clear advice to the clients. He is excellent in his written advice and also at conferences or mediations. He ensures that all bases are covered and always remains balanced and calm at all times.’