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.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Emily Prout

Practice head

Emily Prout

Other key lawyers

Robert James