A ‘superb team’ in the private wealth sphere, Pannone Corporate LLP continues to act in disputes between trustees and beneficiaries for an impressive range of complex and high-value estates. The firm is increasingly involved with multi-layered Inheritance Act cases featuring lack of capacity and propriety estoppel claims, with group head Nicola Marchant‘s extensive mediation experience and credentials facilitating amicable settlements for the many clients seeking legal counsel. Marchant has a broad private wealth practice and is routinely supported by Elizabeth Walsh who has quickly built expertise in disputed wills and contested estate administration issues. Jonny Scholes provides ’exceptional advice’ to clients, especially regarding financial abuse claims, and was made partner in February 2023.

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‘Overall, the company provides clear and concise information and advice.’
‘Nicola Marchant has given sound, intelligent advice and support throughout the three years that we dealt we her.’
‘They provide expert knowledge in various different aspects of the law. They all work very closely so different specialties can all liaise with each other to provide a comprehensive service.’
‘Jonny Scholes in contentious probate gave me exceptional advice and persuaded me to agree to mediation. This proved to be excellent advice and helped achieve a fantastic result, avoiding court costs.’
‘Commercial and pragmatic advice Paul Jonson and Nicola Marchant are client focused and provide realistic straight talking advice in a manner clients can easily understand. They are very experienced around the legal issues but also have their eye on costs.’
‘Pannone Corporate has a superb niche team in this area. All its members who I have worked with are true specialists, who are spot on with their advice and sensitive and supportive of their clients.’
‘The team at Pannone Corporate are always extremely responsive to our requirements and quick to grasp the essence of our issue. The team have a broad experience of all commercial legal issues and have always had a resident expert to provide sound advice regardless of the situation we have presented them with. They are proactive in dealing with all actors during their work and give their clients comfort that they are constantly up to date with the latest information.
‘With regard to our contentious trust case specifically, we were particularly well represented by Jonny Scholes of Pannone Corporate. The case was complex but Jonny took it in his stride and gave us total comfort that our case would be made firmly but professionally. He kept us up to date with the case progression at all appropriate points and was able to present the risks and likely outcomes clearly.'