The team at Burness Paull LLP takes on contested wills and executry disputes regarding high-value estates and trusts. It is equipped to advise individuals, beneficiaries, fiduciaries and executors regarding a raft of matters from professional negligence to suspected undue influence. Claire Macpherson’s broad practice includes specialisms in cross-border and tax matters, and experienced private wealth litigator Ashley Jones is experienced handling professional negligence and insurance disputes within contentious executry cases. Newly appointed partner Nicola Williams is another key team member.
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Work highlights
Acting for the beneficiaries under a will in contesting a later will drafted by their late mother, allegedly influenced by another family member, and prepared while the mother suffered from advanced dementia.
Acting for a beneficiary in a dispute which had lasted for 20 years arising from the distribution of his late father’s estate, which had involved court proceedings in multiple jurisdictions.
Advising the trustee of a long-running family trust in connection with threatened court action requiring him to account for his actions going back for many years.
Practice head
Claire Macpherson; Ashley Jones
Other key lawyers
Nicola Willliams