Our experienced team of lawyers frequently advise clients on all aspects of estate and trust disputes.
This includes:
- Challenges over Wills being signed in pressured circumstances.
- Challenges over Wills where there are concerns over capacity.
- Disputes between executors/beneficiaries/trustees or administrators.
- Lasting Power of Attorney disputes.
- Removal of executors, administrators or administrators.
- Trust disputes.
- The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975.
- Unexpected contents of the Will, including ‘missing’ beneficiaries.
- Wills and their interpretation and construction.
Our team of lawyers have over 35 years combined experience and have dealt with many trust and probate disputes ranging in value and issue. The team is led by Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution, Rob Adam. Rob holds the STEP Advanced Certificate in Trusts Disputes and has been practising for over 20 years. The most recent Chambers & Partners UK Guide (2023) praised Rob’s work, with a referee commenting ’He is extremely good with clients, writes excellent and succinct letters, and is a very talented negotiator, particularly in mediations.’
Bee Belby, Associate, joined Greene & Greene in 2022. Bee qualified as a Solicitor in 2016 and is known for her client-oriented and sensitive approach during what is often a stressful and emotional period for her clients. Bee marries this approach with pragmatism and an eye for detail, running her cases in a proactive and dedicated manner.
The team prides itself on not just being experts in this field, but on having an astute approach to developing successful strategies to win cases both inside and outside of the court process.
The most recent edition of The Legal 500 (UK) 2023 listed Greene & Greene’s Contentious Trusts and Probate as a Tier 1 firm within the region. Feedback included: ‘like a breath of fresh air in the world of law firms and they handle clients with sensitivity and professionalism. ‘
The team also works closely with our Top Tier in both Chambers and Legal 500 legal directories, non-contentious Tax, Trusts, Wills and Probate department, who have extensive experience and expertise on the preparation of Wills and the administration of trusts and estates.
Rob Adam is very good in his approach. His client care is second to none. He has a very calm manner about him and a tactical approach to his cases, and is very efficient and wonderful.
Chambers High Net Worth (UK) 2024Bee Belby was extremely efficient and showed a really good understanding of the case.
Chambers High Net Worth (UK) 2024A practice with incredible capabilities that could rival any large city firm in terms of knowledge, attention-to-detail and client support.
Legal 500 (UK) 2024.
