Cathryn Culverhouse > DMH Stallard LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
DMH Stallard LLP Offices

1ST FLOOR, WONERSH HOUSE
THE GUILDWAY, OLD PORTSMOUTH ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU3 1LR
England
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Cathryn Culverhouse

Work Department
Dispute resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Cathryn deals with a wide range of complex private client and contentious probate disputes including, but not limited to, validity disputes, undue influence claims, Beddoe applications, executor/trustee disputes, 1975 act claims and disputes surrounding the assets within the estate.
Cathryn has worked for Executors/Trustees and beneficiaries alike, including private individuals and charities.
She is personable and empathetic. She understands the delicate nature of maintaining family relationships whilst ensuring the client receives their rightful inheritance. Cathryn is committed to resolving issues before the need for proceedings, always looking for practical solutions, but where early settlement is not possible, Cathryn also has the ability and experience to take matters to trial.
Cathryn is also a Trustee of Cherry Trees, a local charity providing home-from-home respite care for children and young adults with complex disabilities.
Cathryn works primarily in our Guildford office but also collaborates closely with colleagues in our other locations.
Work highlights:
Acting for a life tenant of an Estate worth in excess of £8million defending a 1975 Act claim bring
Acting for one of two executors in removing the other where a dispute had arisen in a multinational Estate and subsequently resolving a 1975 Act claim against the Estate
Acting for a charity beneficiary defending a proprietary estoppel and validity claim against the Estate
Acting for the administrator of an Estate disputing the validity of a lifetime gift
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
DMH Stallard LLP is noted for providing ‘excellent’ advice on a variety of disputes concerning trusts, executors, and actions against attorneys. Practice head Jenny Ray‘s varied caseload consists of trust disputes and will validity claims, while the ‘excellent’ Lucienne Westbrook often assists with claims concerning Powers of Attorney, abuse, and financial provision as part of her broad practice. Cathryn Culverhouse was promoted to partner in July 2023, and is well-versed in secret trusts and validity disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant