Lynsey Harrison > Clarion > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
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ELIZABETH HOUSE
13-19 QUEEN STREET
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Lynsey Harrison
Work Department
Contentious Private Client
Position
Partner – Head of Contentious Private Client Team.
Lynsey deals with all aspects of contentious private client matters and regularly deals with all types of private client litigation. In particular she advises on complex and high value Will disputes, Inheritance Act claims, Trust disputes and actions relating to the administration of estates. She also advises regularly on professional negligence claims arising out of this area of law.
Lynsey is also nationally recognised for advising on mental capacity disputes including all manner of Court of Protection applications.
Lynsey receives referrals from private individuals and professional clients including a large network of other legal firms.
Career
Trained at Eversheds; qualified in 2001; became a Senior Associate in 2006 and promoted to Legal Director in 2016; promoted to Partner in 2017.
Memberships
Member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS). Lynsey was also awarded ACTAPS Contentious Solicitor of the Year in 2015. She is also an affiliate member of STEP and an associate member of Solicitors for the Elderly.
Education
University of Plymouth (1996 LLB Hons – 2.1); Nottingham Law School (Legal Practice Course – Commendation)
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
(Leading individuals)Lynsey Harrison, ‘a national figure who is respected by all’, leads the contentious private client team at Clarion in Leeds. The team is made up entirely of ACTAPS members, and works on complex, high value disputes. Alongside dealing with disputes around the administration of estates, the team also regularly deals with contentious Court of Protection matters including financial abuse of the elderly. Clients benefit from access to Clarion’s wider private client services, including private wealth and family teams. Legal director Louise Dodds is recommended for her ‘impeccable’ judgement, alongside ‘outstanding’ senior associate Nicholas Choiniere.
Lawyer Rankings
- Contentious trusts and probate Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client
- Leading individuals Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Health and safety
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Property litigation