Thrings LLP is known to handle a number of disputes before both district courts and the High Court. The team handles a breadth of will validity, proprietary estoppel and Court of Protection applications. Practice head Emily Prout handles a range of wills, trusts and inheritance disputes with an increasing number of contested trusts. Litigator Robert James handles claims related to farming estates.
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Work highlights
Assisted on a case in the Supreme Court appeal on the issue of relief in proprietary estoppel cases and the tension between expectation-based relief and detriment-based relief.
Advising a professional court-appointed Administrator in respect of an estate where the beneficiaries of the Deceased are in dispute with each other, and the estate administration is highly contested.
Representing a Trustee in dispute with his co-trustee about the management of family trusts.
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Emily Prout
Other key lawyers
Robert James