Alistair Spencer > Shakespeare Martineau LLP > Stratford upon Avon, England > Lawyer Profile
Shakespeare Martineau LLP Offices
BRIDGEWAY HOUSE
BRIDGEWAY
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
CV37 6YX
England
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Alistair Spencer
Work Department
Contentious Probate
Position
Associate
Career
Alistair specialises in contentious trusts and probate. He represents private individuals, charities and trustees in a wide range of matters.
Alistair’s areas of expertise include claims for financial provision from the deceased’s estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975, proprietary estoppel claims, disputes concerning the validity of wills, disputes with executors and trustees. Alistair has a particular interest in claims involving farming estates, forged Wills and capacity issues.
“I adopt an approach tailored to the needs of my client, taking into account the sensitive nature of these disputes to achieve the best outcome in a cost effective and timely way.”
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
(Rising stars)Andrew Wilkinson is a key contact at Shakespeare Martineau LLP nationally. Wilkinson is a full member of ACTAPS. He specialises in high-net-worth trust disputes with cross-border elements and is also known for his skill at dealing with sizeable estates. Associate, Alistair Spencer, who is based at the Stratford-upon-Avon office, is another name to note. Spencer frequently deals with complex estoppel and 1975 Act claims and has particular expertise in issues concerning the validity of wills and testamentary capacity.
Lawyer Rankings
- Rising stars West Midlands > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Contentious trusts and probate West Midlands > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Education
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Private client > Family: Birmingham
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Social housing
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Private client > Family: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant