Contentious trusts and probate

Forsters LLP

Forsters LLP is ‘the best of the best', with a leading reputation for its work on high-value and multi-jurisdictional disputes. Practice head Roberta Harvey is ’a brilliant partner with great work and a relentless work ethic’. Harvey has a first-rate reputation for her work with wealthy individuals, family offices, trustees, protectors, executors and beneficiaries on a broad range of contentious trusts and estate matters. The practice is noted for its ‘particular experience in assisting members of ultra-high-net-worth families in the context of disputes arising from the breakdown in family relationships'. Alison Meek regularly works with professional trustees and trust companies, both onshore and offshore, executors, and beneficiaries. Emily Exton is another eminent practitioner, and Hannah Mantle, Maryam Oghanna, and Ashleigh Carr are all highly recommended.

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‘Forsters provide an excellent service, with great knowledge and expertise in this specialist area. They have a first-rate team, with great strength in depth. They also have the ability to call on the assistance of a very strong private client, non-contentious team, where the occasion demands.’
‘Roberta Harvey is a formidable litigator with astute judgement and vast experience. Hannah Mantle is extremely impressive; she is very responsive and gives calm and wise counsel in fraught situations. At associate level, Ashleigh Carr is a stand-out associate. She is unflappable and all over the detail of a case.’
‘The team at Forsters is simply brilliant. They are all well on top of their brief, fiercely intelligent and have a brilliant client manner.’
‘Roberta Harvey is fantastic; on top of the detail, extremely intelligent and charismatic. Ashleigh Carr is a rising star; highly intelligent and brilliant with clients.’
‘An extremely strong team in which Hannah Mantle is a particularly valuable asset. They are real experts and give a very bespoke, personal service.’
‘Roberta Harvey is a leading light in this area, fast becoming one of the best. Maryam Oghanna has all the right qualities to reach the top of this field. Also, one of the most engaging public speakers I have seen on the legal circuit.’
‘They are really good lawyers who put their client's interests first and seek a negotiated settlement where possible. Alison Meek is so experienced and always empathetic. Roberta Harvey is dogged and determined to do the best for her clients.’
‘The team is ably led by Roberta Harvey and together with Alison Meek and Hannah Mantle. Their reputation in the contentious trusts and estates field is building. They are one of the go-to law firms.’

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