Cathryn Culverhouse > DMH Stallard LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
DMH Stallard LLP Offices
1ST FLOOR, WONERSH HOUSE
THE GUILDWAY, OLD PORTSMOUTH ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU3 1LR
England
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Cathryn Culverhouse
Work Department
Dispute resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Cathryn sits in the Dispute Resolution Department in Guildford.
Cathryn deals with a wide range of private client and contentious probate disputes including, but not limited to, validity disputes, undue influence claims, Beddoe applications, executor/trustee disputes, 1975 act claims and disputes surrounding the assets within the estate. Cathryn has worked for Executors/Trustees and beneficiaries alike, including private individuals and charities.
Cathryn also has experience in dealing with contractual disputes, including the recovery of debts arising out of contracts, shareholder and partnership disputes, Defamation and professional negligence claims.
As can be seen in the testimonials below, Cathryn is personable and empathetic. She understands the delicate nature of maintaining family relationships whilst ensuring the client receives their rightful inheritance. Cathryn is committed to resolving issues before the need for proceedings, always looking for practical solutions, but where early settlement is not possible Cathryn also has the ability and experience to take matters to trial.
Prior to joining DMH Stallard, Cathryn trained and qualified at Blake Morgan LLP in Oxford.
Work highlights:
Acting for a life tenant of an Estate worth in excess of £8million defending a 1975 Act claim bring
Acting for one of two executors in removing the other where a dispute had arisen in a multinational Estate and subsequently resolving a 1975 Act claim against the Estate
Acting for a charity beneficiary defending a proprietary estoppel and validity claim against the Estate
Acting for the administrator of an Estate disputing the validity of a lifetime gift
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
DMH Stallard LLP‘s multidisciplinary team assists charities, mid and high net worth individuals and professional executors with Inheritance Act Claims, trust disputes, and will validity claims. Jenny Ray in Brighton has a background in personal injury and clinical negligence and leads the team; he joined the practice in April 2022 as a result of a merger with Griffith Smith LLP. Lucienne Westbrook and Cathryn Culverhouse are based in Guildford, the former acts as a court appointed independent executor, while the latter has been described as ‘tenacious.’
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate