Mrs Mitra Mann > Sydney Mitchell LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

Mrs Mitra Mann

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Mitra is a Partner and Head of Contentious Probate.  She is an experienced private client litigator specialising in inheritance and will disputes, Court of Protection disputes and professional negligence.

Mitra specialises in private client litigation and has acted for clients aged from 18 years to 80 years.  She advises on and resolves disputes involving:

• the validity of wills
• claims for financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
• the removal and/or replacement of executors and trustees
• the management and distribution of trust funds
• claims in the High Court to recover a vulnerable person’s assets
• challenging lifetime gifts
• professional negligence claims in respect of the transfer of assets, will-drafting, the handling of contentious probate cases, etc.

In addition, Mitra has extensive experience in Court of Protection matters and has assisted clients with a range of applications which include:

• applying for a deputyship order to manage a vulnerable person’s property and affairs
• removing and/or replacing an attorney or deputy
• making a statutory Will
• gifting a substantial asset
• seeking the retrospective approval of a financial transaction
• welfare decisions such as place of residence, contact and care package

Career

• 2024: Partner, Head of Contentious Probate, Sydney Mitchell LLP
• 2023: Senior Associate, Head of Contentious Probate, Sydney Mitchell LLP
• 2018-2023: Senior Associate at Wright Hassall LLP
• 2015-2018: Associate at Wright Hassall LLP
• 2008-2015: Solicitor at Wright Hassall LLP
• 2006-2008: Paralegal and Trainee at Wright Hassall LLP

Languages

Native proficiency in English, French and Hindi Limited working proficiency in Punjabi

Memberships

Member of the STEP Mental Capacity Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Education

• 2019: Completed the ACTAPS course (Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists)
• 2019: Completed the Mental Capacity (Welfare) Training Course
• 2012: Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Law and Ethics
• 2002: LPC – The College of Law
• 1999: LLB (Hons) – University of Kent at Canterbury

Personal

Mitra is a trained Dementia Friends Champion dedicated to raising awareness on mental capacity issues locally and nationally.  With her wealth of experience, Mitra has:

• delivered presentations to local care homes;
• appeared as a guest speaker at the Care Show (NEC, Birmingham);
• delivered legal training courses organised by Certainty (The National Will Register) and MBL (Management, Business, Law) Seminars.

Mitra is currently writing a book on “Gifting in the Court of Protection” which is due to be published by Law Brief Publishing Ltd by the end of 2023.

Leisure

Mitra is a keen traveller and her bucket list includes visiting cities which are rich in history and culture. In her spare time, Mitra enjoys salsa dancing and although not very artistic, she finds painting by numbers very therapeutic.