Weightmans LLP fields an excellent team, which regularly acts for parties who are involved in large and complex trust and probate litigation. It receives a regular flow of instructions from executors, administrators, beneficiaries and dependents. Jon Shankland plays a key role in the department. Patrick Malone, who is a member of ACTAPS, is often approached by other legal professionals to act as an independent administrator in contentious probate and court of protection matters.
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Advised on Sofer -v- Swiss Independent Trustees SA. This case is progressing to the Court of Appeal, and relates to a breach of fiduciary duties claim for significant value.
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Jonathan Shankland; Nigel West