With a particularly active contentious trusts and probate practice, Aaron & Partners LLP is well-equipped to handle the full spectrum of matters, including Inheritance Act claims, proprietary estoppel, and trust claims, as well as trust administration disputes. James Wallace sits at the helm of the practice and boasts strong experience in will challenges, inheritance tax disputes, and estate disputes. Vlad Macdonald-Munteanu focuses on matters related to will validity, executorship disputes, and estate administration disputes. Other notable members of the team include Danielle Blaylock, Rebecca Estry, and Caroline Scott.
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Work highlights
Advised an adult claimant who resides in Canada on a claim against his late mother's estate valued at £1.6m.
Advised a client on an application to set aside a declaration of trust and regarding a potential negligence claim against the client’s former solicitors.
Advising an attorney and beneficiary of his mother’s will on Court of Protection proceedings to remove his father as his mother’s attorney and objecting to an application made by his father to transfer company shares owned by his mother as attorney into a discretionary trust relating to companies with £80m.
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Practice head
James Wallace
Other key lawyers
Vlad Macdonald-Munteanu; Danielle Blaylock; Rebecca Estry; Caroline Scott