Stockport-based Gorvins Solicitors has a broad practice defending both claimants and defendants in claims of fraudulent wills and Inheritance Act claims, and the group has extensive experience in cases involving issues of mental capacity. The group also acts on behalf of beneficiaries in the removal of executors and trustees, as well as acting for executors and administrators who want to protect their own position against other co-executors. Practice head Michael Smoult advises clients on contentious estates, disputed wills, and Inheritance Act 1975 claims, and he is also experienced in dispute resolution. The group also includes seasoned litigator Danielle Clements, who is ‘a specialist in contentious probate litigation', and Julie Burgess, who advises on a broad range of contentious estates.

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  • ‘Approachable, skilled and local.’

  • ‘Danielle Clements is a specialist in contentious probate litigation and very experienced in that area.’

  • ‘The litigation team impressed me from the start.  Everyone I came in contact with at this firm was warm, polite and friendly.’

  • ‘Danielle Clements listened to my worries and concerns and talked me through the steps that she would take to resolve the issue.'

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Michael Smoult

Other key lawyers

Danielle Clements, Julie Burgess