England - East Anglia • Private client
Tees Law
At Tees Law in Cambridge, ‘the contentious probate team thoroughly impresses with its careful and measured approach to probate litigation'. It is noted that they ’really grasp cases with clarity, a keen insight and tactical and strategic awareness, as well as a healthy dose of professional realism'. Senior associate and practice head Sara Stabler is ‘remarkably thorough and careful, but also very pragmatic and down-to-earth'. She recently handled a proprietary estoppel claim worth £4m, brought by the daughter of the deceased, which was challenged by a residuary beneficiary.
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Testimonials
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- 'Sara Stabler is a remarkably thorough and careful solicitor, but also very pragmatic and down to earth.'
- 'The contentious probate team has thoroughly impressed me with their careful and measured approach to probate litigation - they really grasp cases with clarity, a keen insight and tactical / strategic awareness, as well as a healthy dose of professional realism.'
Work highlights
- Advising on a proprietary estoppel claim, worth £4m by the daughter of deceased challenged by a residuary beneficiary.
- Advising on interrelated claims within a family dispute surrounding an estate worth more than £4 million which deal with complicated cultural issues.
- Advising on the outstanding administration of a farming estate due to a long-standing dispute; the deceased died in the 1980s and a complicating factor is that the parties and executors have died.
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