Howes Percival LLP fields a strong team of litigators that boast extensive experience in trusts and probate cases, with recent work spanning challenges to wills, complex probate disputes, and a Court of Appeal challenge to an estate administration decision. The team is headed by Michael Green, who draws on more than three decades’ experience in such cases, assisting with a diverse range of matters, and he is long established as a senior figure in the East Anglia region. Victoria Sandell is another partner to note at the earlier end of her career, developing a broad offering both in terms of clients and mandates.
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Key clients
- Milne Estate
- Isaacs Estate
Work highlights
Acting as an independent administrator in an acrimonious estate, with overseas assets in Taiwan and potential assets in Brazil, in 1975 Act proceedings brought by two overseas claimants in this multi-million-pound estate.
Acting for a London banker advising as a residuary beneficiary in a multi-million-pound estate involving a challenge to the will and claims regarding financial management by former attorney.
Acting for an individual in challenging the will of a deceased uncle on the grounds that he lacked testamentary capacity to make the will in circumstances where mental health issues have been raised, the testator having been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Michael Green
Other key lawyers
Victoria Sandell