Probate Application Solicitors
We understand handling Probate, Trusts and Administration of Estates can be highly confusing, but our specialist Private Client Services Division is experienced in dealing with complex matters when you need them the most.
Probate application expertise
If someone has passed away, you can rely on our renowned Private Client Services Division to take care of the essentials. Probate, Trusts and Administration of Estates can be highly confusing – especially when there is already a lot to deal with. Whether you need help proving an ambiguous Will, enforcing the practicalities of Estate Administration, or winding up a Trust, our in-depth technical knowledge and experience can give you peace of mind.
We can advise on how to deal with property, business assets, the Inland Revenue or debts. Supported by a range of solicitors from different areas, our combined expertise will help you wind up the estate as efficiently as possible. Our team can also assist with creating Trusts, helping you manage your own wealth effectively.
Why choose our probate application solicitors?
- Our friendly, experienced lawyers help to relieve stress by supporting you with complex processes
- A national reputation for offering clear, considered advice to executors, trustees and beneficiaries
- Experts in Dispute Resolution and Finance on hand to advise on family issues or money matters
- We demystify the jargon in this highly complicated area of law, leaving you to get on with life
We offer a variety of information guides on Trusts & Estate Administration, including general guides, pricing guides, and notes of what is required. Please get in touch if you would like a copy.
Freeths’ dedicated Probate, Trusts & Administration of Estates team
Our team will support you in organising, managing and safeguarding you and your family’s interests.
We can advise you on Gift Applications and Inheritance Tax Planning, Personal Injury Trusts, Personal Tax, Probate, Trusts and Wills. You can rely on us to be honest, sensitive and to explain everything clearly.
By bringing together lawyers with legal, accountancy and tax backgrounds, we offer a full spectrum of services to organise your finances. From preparing trust assets to implementing the terms of a will, we can assist you every step of the way. Our specialist Private Client Dispute Resolution team can also assist with disputes relating to Wills, Trusts and Probate. Whatever your needs, we have a confident grasp of the processes and issues involved.
Key contacts
Sarah Foster
Oxford Office Managing Partner & Joint Head of Private Client Services
Mark Keeley
Partner & Joint Head of Private Client Services
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Our accreditations
We are celebrating another year of accreditations and rankings.
Notable work
- Advising a family in relation to challenges to Wills on grounds of lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence and want of knowledge and approval.
- Representing a group of intestacy beneficiaries at trial in relation to a claim brought against the estate based upon a nuncupative (oral) Will.
- Defending the executors of an estate from a claim to have the transfer of a property to their father set aside because of incapacity/undue influence.
- Acting in a complex Inheritance Act claim for a claimant who was a long term co-habitee of the deceased, where estate assets were tied up in a farming business.
- Supporting inter-generational family trusts, acting as a trustee and also advising trustees of their responsibilities.
- Separately pursuing and defending proprietary estoppel claims valued at over £1 million in relation to promises allegedly made in relation to the inheritance of farms.
- Drafting and administration of Personal Injury Trusts including High Court approved trusts for injured children.
- Acting for trustees in relation to an application to court to resolve a dispute in the administration of a family trust involving interests in a group of companies and property assets.
- Acting for a beneficiary of a trust in an action against the trustees for improper investment of the trust fund.
- Administering estates in which there are difficult relationships, including acting in complex contested estates where a court-appointed independent administrator/judicial trustee has been appointed.
Call our friendly probate application team now on 0330 100 1014 to see how we can help you.
Testimonials
"Thank you for all the work over the years; my parents' estates could not have been in better hands."
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"I just wanted to thank you and your team so very much for all of your hard work and support to date. The customer service that I have received fro...
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"They have real expertise and always sensible and pragmatic to deal with."
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Meet the team
Sarah Foster
Oxford Office Managing Partner & Joint Head of Private Client Services
Mark Keeley
Partner & Joint Head of Private Client Services
Louise Lewis
Partner & National Head of Trusts, Estates and Tax Team
Lisa Mark-Bell
Director & Joint Head of Oxford Trusts, Estates and Tax Team
Melanie Williams
Director & Head of Oxford Court of Protection
Rosalyn Shephard
Managing Associate
Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Senior Associate
Hannah Montgomery
Senior Associate
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Whatever your legal needs, our wide ranging expertise is here to support you and your business, so let’s start your legal journey today and get you in touch with the right lawyer to get you started.
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