Claire-Marie Cornford > Irwin Mitchell > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Claire-Marie Cornford
Work Department
Wills, Trust and Estate Disputes
Position
Partner
Claire-Marie is the lead Partner for the Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team in London.
Claire-Marie specialises in private client disputes and litigation, specifically those concerning trust, estate and succession disputes. Her clients include private individuals, trustees, executors, administrators, protectors and beneficiaries.
She deals with all manner of disputes both in the UK and internationally, including claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, will disputes, and claims in respect of beneficial interests in property.
Claire-Marie was named in Citywealth’s list of Top 10 Powerwomen Trust Litigators 2020 and Top 100 Trust Litigators and Polymaths in May 2020. She is also ranked in Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite Directory as ‘One to Watch’.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
(Next Generation Partners)Claire-Marie Cornford and Paula Myers
co-lead the practice at Irwin Mitchell
, which advises on a broad range of private wealth disputes for high-net-worth clients. It frequently advises on contentious trust claims, disputed wills and on specialised Court of Protection applications and disputes. Clients include successful entrepreneurs and businesspeople, landed gentry, farmers, charities, trustees and individuals. There have been some recent changes to the team at a senior level. Sangita Manek joined the team from Blaser Mills Law while Nicola Bushby is now at Boodle Hatfield LLP.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Contentious trusts and probate London > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Court of protection
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Insurance > Product liability: claimant
- Transport > Travel
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Employment > Employees/unions
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Costs lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Real estate > Planning
- Employment > Senior executives
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing