Spearheaded by Claire-Marie Cornford, the will, trust, and estate disputes team at Irwin Mitchell represents individuals, family offices, entrepreneurs, banks, trustees, charities, and landed gentry, among others. Cornford has extensive experience handling high-value and complex inheritance, trust, and estate disputes, often involving ultra-high-net-worth families, cross-border assets, contested wills, and multi-jurisdictional litigation. Sangita Manek is an expert in TOLATA litigation, advising on complex, high-value property and co-ownership disputes. Samantha Ewing advises on complex will, trust, and inheritance disputes, often with an international dimension, and Catherine Walsh and Ellen Hitchman are also key contacts at the firm.
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Sangita Manek; Samantha Ewing; Catherine Walsh; Ellen Hitchman