Forbes Solicitors

Contentious Trusts and Probate

Rebecca is a Senior Associate at Forbes , specialising in Contentious Wills, Trusts, and Probate, with an impressive 19 years of legal experience. She is an Associate member of ACTAPS, having completed the rigorous qualification in 2019. Rebecca’s extensive experience and dedication to contentious probate makes her a standout performer and a key contributor to the success of the team.

Prior to joining Forbes, Rebecca was a Legal Director at another firm, where she played a pivotal role in enhancing the firm’s contentious probate offering. Recognising the increasing demand for contentious probate expertise, Rebecca took the initiative to lead and promote this area within the firm, delivering training to the private client team and successfully building a caseload where 60-70% of her work focused solely on contentious probate matters.

Rebecca has extensive experience handling a wide range of complex and high-value contentious probate cases, including:

• Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
• Validity disputes, including undue influence and forgery claims
• Proprietary estoppel and constructive trust claims
• Removal of personal representatives
• Breach of trust claims against trustees
• Professional negligence claims against advisors in probate disputes