Matthew Morton > Weightmans > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Matthew Morton, head of Weightmans LLP‘s disputed wills, trusts and estates offering nationally, heads up the team in Leeds. The team frequently handles Inheritance Act claims, will validity disputes and work regarding estate administration. Additionally, it has experience with high value, cross-jurisdictional work, and promotes mediation where possible. Clients also benefit from access to the firm’s well-regarded specialist Court of Protection team.

The ‘very efficient and professional’ team at Weightmans LLP works in synergy with the non-contentious private wealth and family departments to provide a  holistic service to clients. As such, the firm is geared to act for clients with considerable foreign, business and charitable assets. The contentious department, led by national head Matthew Morton, has seen an uptick in work such as propriety estoppel and professional negligence claims, as well as being routinely involved in disagreements between executors and trustees. A reputed practitioner in the dispute resolution sphere, Robert Jones continues to build an impressive portfolio of high value Inheritance Act claims and will challenges on the grounds of capacity and fraud, while ‘personable and effective’ David McGuire has been highly active in department matters, including complex trust work and highly contested Court of Protection cases.