VWV provides a ‘personal service’ under the excellent leadership of Michelle Rose. Five of its team are members of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists. It also has a specialist legacy protection team. This team works alongside its charities department to advise a whole host of national charities, higher education institutions, and universities on protecting any legacies which are due to them. In addition, its contentious Court of Protection work continues to grow. Rose and Fiona Lawrence are often appointed as independent administrators and trustees in complex, high-value deadlocked estates and trusts from across the country.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘I had engaged Julia Hardy to act for me in a developing dispute between myself and the other trustee of an extant Will Trust. I have been delighted with the professionalism, clarity, and attention to detail that has been provided while still maintaining an ethos which makes one feel quite at ease.'
‘Fiona Lawrence surpassed all expectation.'
Work highlights
- Representing a client in complex, high-value deadlocked estate administration and contested Court of Protection matters.
- Acting for the Administrators of a £48m landed estate in a High Court blessing application.