Smith Partnership
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Working in conjunction with the commercial litigation and private client teams, Smith Partnership's practice handles private client, professional negligence and will and estate claims. Heading up the practice, Victoria Townsend is a key contact for advising on will disputes, proprietary estoppel and family trust issues. Townsend is an accredited member of the ACTAPS and has been lauded by clients for her ‘professional integrity, patience, and judgement’.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Victoria Townsend has stood out throughout. She brings a calm, grounded presence to every exchange and has given me enormous reassurance during what has been a legally complex and emotionally fraught period.'
- ‘My solicitor was exceptional and could not have been more helpful, kind and courteous to me and my wife.’
Work highlights
Defending multiple claims against the Deceased’s estate for Proprietary Estoppel, a claim for reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975, and a dispute as to the validity of the Will which relates to farming and agricultural land worth in excess of £1m.


