The contentious trusts and probate practice at Druces LLP covers will challenges, executor removal, Inheritance Act claims, Court of Protection work, and cross-border trust disputes. Practice head Paul Levy has extensive experience handling the full spectrum of contentious trusts and probate work. Hollie Travers assists with matters related to will validity challenges, Inheritance Act claims, tax disputes, undue influence, and complex estate administration, and similarly, Zoe Norton assists clients with will validity, Court of Protection, executor, and trust disputes.
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- Paul Levy molded the team in his own image of calm assessment, common sense, and strategic thinking. Zoe Norton is still relatively junior but is already showing good knowledge of the practice area and good instincts for litigation.
- Paul Levy and Hollie Travers are exceptional. They are user-friendly, knowledgeable, and great tacticians.
- Paul Levy was a joy to work with - supremely professional, highly responsive, and spectacularly well-informed on every legal aspect of our unusual situation.
- The team was faultlessly professional, guiding us clearly through unfamiliar territory and making clear which aspects were worth pursuing. We were fully involved at every stage, and the firm took all our comments and wishes into account.
Practice head
Paul Levy
Other key lawyers
Hollie Travers; Zoe Norton