Jennifer Alderman > Brachers > Maidstone, England > Lawyer Profile
Brachers Offices
SOMERFIELD HOUSE
59 LONDON ROAD
MAIDSTONE, KENT
ME16 8JH
England
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Jennifer Alderman
Position
Solicitor (Contentious Trusts and Probate)
Career
Jennifer joined Brachers as a trainee solicitor in 2017 and qualified into the Dispute Resolution team in September 2019.
Jennifer specialises in all disputes and litigation concerning or connected to Wills, trusts, the estates of deceased persons and Court of Protection matters.
Jennifer has worked on:
- Disputes relating to the validity of a Will or a codicil
- Claims for financial provision from an estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975
- Claims made for provision from an estate based on a lifetime promise
- Disputes between beneficiaries and trustees/personal representatives (executors), including applications to remove trustees/personal representatives (executors)
- Disputes between trustees/personal representatives/executors
- Disputes between the beneficiaries of a trust or a Will
- Disputes about the validity of transactions made during the lifetime of a person now deceased
- How to deal with, or how to make requests for information and documents (including Wills)
- Disputes about the meaning of a Will or trust document
- Claims in negligence against professionals such as Will draftsmen or those administering an estate.
- Trusts of Land Disputes and Claims brought under Section 14 of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996.
- Contentious Court of Protection matters.
Memberships
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Able to draw upon the support of the firm’s non-contentious private client department, Brachers handles a range of disputes including breach of trusts in addition to trust of land claims. The ‘extremely pragmatic and professional’ Deborah Cain leads the team and is supported by Jennifer Alderman who is particularly adept in claims for financial provision under the Inheritance Act. All of the individuals that have been mentioned are located in Maidstone.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Public sector > Public sector
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery