Payne Hicks Beach LLP

Dispute Resolution - Contentious Trusts and Estates

Sean Knight is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution department, focusing on contentious trusts and estates.

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, the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975 and Court of Protection proceedings. Sean also has experience of charity disputes (including reported proceedings Bisrat v Kebede [2020] EWHC 1493 (Ch) and Bisrat v Kebede [2021] EWHC 1657 (Ch)) and commercial disputes.

Sean completed his training contract with Stone King LLP and qualified into their Dispute Resolution department before joining Payne Hicks Beach in 2022.

Sean is a member of ACTAPS, ConTrA and LSLA.

Sean read History at the University of Bristol and completed the GDL and LPC at the University of Law.