Led by our Senior Partner Peter Lewis, our experienced dispute resolution team manages and resolves all forms of disputes.
Peter is a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists and is one of a small number of lawyers who holds the Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes.
Areas we can help with include:
- Property disputes – landlord & tenant; ownership and occupation; boundary issues; property usage including rights of way and trespass; building disputes.
- Wills, Probate and Trust – will disputes; inheritance claims; probate and administration of estate claims; issues around trustees; professional negligence of advisors.
- Professional negligence – solicitors; barristers; estate agents; surveyors and valuers; accountants; tax advisers; banks and insurers.
- Contract dispute – missing payments; non-supply or a delay in the supply of products or services.
- Legal advice for employees – if you are owed money, are facing unfair dismissal, advice around and representation at Tribunals.
We’ll always keep you informed on progress and costs as your case progresses and we’re mostly able to negotiate and settle disputes without the need for expensive court action. Our approach is to look after your interests, resolve your issues and find a resolution so that, where possible, we can avoid court altogether.
When you need results
Peter advises clients on a wide range of disputes, some of his recent matters have included;
- The management and resolution of multiple third party creditor claims in a multi-million pound estate
- Settlement of a multi-party constructive trust case in a substantial estate