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Payne Hicks Beach LLP Offices
10 NEW SQUARE
LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3QG
England
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Sean Knight
Work Department
Dispute Resolution - Contentious Trusts and Estates
Position
Sean is an associate in the Dispute Resolution department with particular focus on contentious trusts and estates disputes.
Sean has extensive experience acting in contentious trusts and estates matters and has advised in relation to a wide range of such disputes, including the validity of Wills, in the context of testamentary capacity and undue influence, removal of executors and trustees, constructive and resulting trusts and the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
Sean also has experience of charity and commercial disputes.
Career
Sean joined Payne Hicks Beach in October 2022 having completed his training contract at Stone King and qualifying into their Dispute Resolution department in September 2018.
Memberships
Sean is an associate member of ACTAPS and a member of ConTrA and LSLA.
Education
Sean read History at the University of Bristol and completed the GDL and LPC at the University of Law.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Immigration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)