Five Paper

Peter John is an experienced civil law barrister at Five Paper Chambers specialising in all aspects of Contentious Probate, Trusts & Property Litigation in the High Court and County Courts. He also advises in all areas of non-contentious probate practice and the preparation of wills. He advises and acts in cases concerning the beneficial ownership of property and Inheritance Act claims, and has experience in all forms of real property disputes. Peter has also successfully represented clients in mediations.

Peter John has a great deal of experience as a probate and property practitioner specialising in:

• Disputes over the validity of Wills
• Testamentary Capacity and undue influence
• Deeds of variation and rectification
• The liability of Estates, Executors and Personal Representatives
• The construction of Wills
• Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975
• The validity of lifetime gifts
• Trusts and the beneficial ownership of property
• Non-contentious probate practice
• Real property and boundary disputes

In the Estate of Michael John Chantrey Inchbald, Deceased – Inchbald v Inchbald & Others[2016] EWHC 3215 (Ch), Jacqueline Aldine Leslie Baroness Killearn v (1) Victor Miles George Aldous Lampson Baron Killearn (2) Sydney Michael Kalinsky (3) Philip Anthony Sapsford (4) Miles Henry Morgan Lampson [2011] EWHC 3775 (Ch), Maurice Clark v (1) Ian Clark (2) Wilfred Clark (As executors of the Estate of Kathleen Clark (Deceased) [2011] EWHC 2746 (Ch), Vivian v Koningsveid Ch D (John Randall QC) 29/10/2010, In the Matter of the Estate of Vera May Gale (Deceased) sub nom Janice Susan Gale v David John Gale[2010] EWHC 1575 (Ch), (1) Bernard Hinton (2) Patricia Hayes v (1) Susanna Leigh (2) Simon Reeve - In the Estate of Victor Reeve, Deceased [2009] EWHC 2658 (Ch) 27.10.09 LTL, Shantaben Durgashanker Bhatt v Hasmita Durgashanker Bhatt & & Others (2009) LTL 3/4/2009, Bedeau v London Borough of Newham [2009] EWHC 293 (QB) LTL 13/3/2009

In the Matter of the Estate of Bertha Hemming (Deceased) sub nom Raymond Saul & Co (A Firm) v (1) Jolyon Holden (as personal representative of Bernard Leslie, Deceased) (2) Louise Mary Britten (as trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Bernard Leslie Hemming)[2008] EWCH 2731 (Ch) LTL 12/11/2008 [2009] Ch 313, Re Edwin John Watson Deceased - Carr & Others v Beaven & Others [2008] EWCH 2582 (Ch) LTL 5/11/2008, Testamentary capacity and the validity of Wills.Deceased did have testamentary capacity at date of execution of Will despite suffering mild to moderate dementia.Shah v Joshi [2008] All ER (D) 156 (Aug) Validity of Wills – Forgery.Court declared against the validity of a Will on the basis that insufficient evidence of due execution., Clark v Clark & Others [2007] All ER (D) 186 (Dec).Construction of Wills.Construction of a Will and the meaning of a disputed clause concerning the Testatrix's farm.Alan Glanville & Michael Glanville (Executors of the estate of Horace Winston Glanville, Deceased) v Jean Mabel Glanville [2002] EWCH 1271 (Ch) LTL 1/7/2002.Lifetime gifts; undue influence.
A deed of gift by the deceased, whereby he transferred his house into the joint names of himself and his wife as beneficial joint tenants, was not vitiated by undue influence.

Called 1989; Inner Temple; chair of governors of a South London primary school; elected to Southwark Council May 2002.

University of London.