Myerson Solicitors

Contested Probate & Inheritance

Associate

Eleanor advises on a wide range of probate disputes including will validity challenges, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 and advising beneficiaries and executors when a dispute has arisen.

In October 2024, Eleanor successfully defended a client in the high-profile contentious probate case Neate v Heselden, which had attracted media attention, appearing in The Telegraph, Mail Online, The Times, The Mirror and more, due to its unusual circumstances involving a valuable stamp collection and a longstanding friendship between the Deceased and his former cleaner, Susan Pope. His Honour Judge Gerald, sitting at the County Court at Central London, delivered judgment on the 24th October 2024, confirming the validity of the Will of the late Raymond Watts, dated 2nd May 2019, as modified by a codicil on 12th November 2020.

Eleanor is an Associate Member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Solicitors.

Eleanor studied American Studies at the University of Nottingham before undertaking her legal training in Manchester. She trained at JMW Solicitors before moving to Linder Myers in 2015 to specialise in Contentious Trusts and Estates. Eleanor joined the Probate Litigation department at Myerson in 2018.