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Contentious trusts and probate

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Flint Bishop Limited

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Flint Bishop covers the full array of contentious probate work for beneficiaries, trustees, and executors, including the Inheritance Provision for Family and Dependants Act 1975, the removal and appointment of executors and trustees, as well as challenging the validity of wills. Sundeep Sandhu oversees the practice from Derby and is knowledgeable of professional negligence surrounding the drafting of wills and trusts matters; she is also praised as ‘analytical, organized, and a pleasure to work with.’

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Sundeep Sandhu is an excellent lawyer. She is analytical, organised, and a pleasure to work with. What distinguishes Sundeep from competitors is her responsiveness and her ability quickly to comprehend complex issues and to get the heart of what will determine the case.'
  • 'Sundeep Sandhu gives her clients confidence through her calm and reassuring manner. I greatly valued how easy it was to work with her and how confident I could be that the clients had been given realistic and forthright advice.’
  • ‘We were recommended by a friend and were very satisfied with Sundeep Sandhu who not only gave balanced advice but also valued our opinion, she listened to our concerns and offered a range of options. We felt we were taken seriously and were confident in the standard of service and professionalism.'
  • ‘Sundeep Sandhu is always professional and polite. She comes across as a fierce competitor but is always reasonable and pragmatic in her approach.’
  • ‘Flint Bishop is well known and respected locally. I would have no hesitation in referring people to Flint Bishop.’
  • ‘In my experience, this is a strong team. I have been referred to different departments within the practice and they all have been knowledgeable and helpful. The transfer between different people within the firm was seamless. We used technology to remotely sign legal documents which made the outcome swift and easy.'
  • ‘Everyone we have had an interaction with either in person or on the phone is very professional and listened with empathy.'
  • ‘Flint Bishop's contentious trusts and probate practice is very highly respected in the industry. The team is responsive, experienced, analytical, and able to distil even the most complicated advice into terms easily comprehended by lay clients. They are a team to be reckoned with.’

Work highlights

  • Acted for an adult child of the deceased who left his entire farming estate worth c£2m+ to his widow, excluding our client who had relied on promises made to him by the deceased. The matter involves issues of proprietary estoppel, financial provision, and complex trust arguments.
  • Acted for a client whose nephew died unexpectedly and successfully challenging the validity of his will. Under the terms of the deceased’s previous will which was then accepted, the client was the sole beneficiary of the deceased’s estate worth c.£1m+, whereas the invalid will did not provide for her at all.
  • Acted for executors of an estate to successfully settle a proposed claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975 by the deceased’s adult daughter.

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Sundeep Sandhu