Trust and Estate Disputes
As a market leader in the private client field we place emphasis on providing co-ordinated advice which caters for all the needs of our private clients and their advisers - be they tax, estate planning, residential property or family law. This approach extends to dispute resolution advice which may be required by trustees, executors and beneficiaries. Such disputes call for specialist handling which we provide in our UK Trust and Estate Disputes group and our German Private Client team.
Taylor Wessing's specialist teams aim to help trustees, executors and beneficiaries to resolve trust and estate disputes. Such disputes are invariably complex and sometimes painful for those involved. Our approach is to diffuse conflicts at an early stage but where this proves impossible, subsequent court proceedings are handled cost effectively with the aim of protecting clients from the unexpected and achieving the best possible outcome.
The UK Trust and Estate Disputes group brings together litigation specialists and experts in the fields of trusts and estates. The team have been involved in a wide range of trust and estate disputes both in England and Wales and in other jurisdictions. In England and Wales, this includes:
- UK Inheritance Act claims
- testamentary capacity and undue influence
- constructive trusts
- attacking and defending asset protection trusts
- trustee mistake including rectification, rescission and Hastings-Bass principles
- breach of trust
- accounts and enquiries
- Court of Protection issues
- conflict of laws
- money laundering.
We pride ourselves on our close working relationships with clients and other professionals who may be involved. We work closely with leading professionals and service providers in all key jurisdictions around the world.
