Claire Vale > Lanyon Bowdler > Shrewsbury, England > Lawyer Profile

Lanyon Bowdler
CHAPTER HOUSE NORTH
ABBEY LAWN, ABBEY FOREGATE
SHREWSBURY
SY2 5DE
England

Work Department

Contentious Probate and Personal Injury Claims

Position

  • Associate Solicitor
  • She acts for individuals in a variety of different matters, including claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, probate claims, substitution and removal of personal representatives, rectification of wills and professional negligence. Claire also has experience of post-death cases involving financial abuse by attorneys and the recovery of monies to the estate.

Career

Articles at Antony Collins and co, Birmingham

1991: Qualified as solicitor and  joined Lanyon Bowdler as an assistant solicitor.

Joined civil litigation department undertaking about 50% PI work and 50% other types of civil litigation including contract disputes, NFU member cases, Insolvency, debt work/ repossession for Barclays bank.

Languages

English

Memberships

Member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists

Education

1988- LLB from Nottingham University

1988-1989- Guilford College of Law

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate

(Next Generation Partners)

Claire ValeLanyon Bowdler

Associate solicitor, Claire Vale, heads the contentious probate department at  Lanyon Bowdler. The practice continues to be busy advising on various claims under the Inheritance Act as well as a variety of probate disputes relating to challenges to wills. It is also skilled at advising on disputes and applications to remove executors/administrators.