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Toby Bishop
Position
Toby is a contentious Chancery practitioner focused on succession and trusts disputes, including: probate, trusts of land, 1975 Act claims, the administration of estates and trusts, the removal of fiduciaries, domicile and equitable relief. Recent cases: Bhusate v Patel [2020] EWHC 52 (Ch) (appeal against the extension of time for a 1975 Act claim by 25 years and 9 months); Re Ali; Rehman v Hamid [2019] EWHC 3692 (Ch) (a domicile and forum non-conveniens dispute in a probate context); Re Bascoe; Barnaby v Johnson [2019] EWHC 3344 (Ch) (a probate claim, issues of capacity, undue influence, knowledge and approval and forgery); Ninian v Findlay [2019] EWHC 297 (Ch) (an application for relief against forfeiture for a wife who accompanied her husband to Dignitas).
Career
Called 2008, Middle Temple.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association, Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists, Contentious Trusts Associates
Education
Bar Vocational Course: Outstanding, 3rd in order of merit. Advanced International Advocacy Course, Keble, College, Oxford
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Toby Bishop –5 Stone Buildings ‘Toby is excellent with clients and puts them at ease with his down-to-earth nature. He is technically brilliant and never misses anything. He is always available when needed and never seems stressed or too busy to help.’