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Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

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Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP offers a team of private client experts offering support in a wide range of contentious trusts and estates disputes, ranging from will validity disputes and Inheritance Act claims, to disputes involving proprietary estoppel allegations. The national team is led by London-based Neil Long who advises individuals, families, charities and trustees regionally, nationally and internationally. Richard Pike is highly specialised and experienced in all trusts and inheritance disputes. Newcastle-based associates Harry Harper and Joe Kelley strengthen the team’s offering which is adept in handling matters from negotiation and mediation stages to all levels of the court system, including the Court of Protection.

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  • 'My experience of WBD has been solely through Joe Kelley. He has instructed me on various contentious probate matters in the past. Joe is an outstanding litigation solicitor.'
  • 'Joe Kelley is great both at the detail and the big picture.'

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Work highlights

  • Acted on behalf of the trustees of a substantial international charity in an application to the High Court to rectify the terms of the Foundation's governing trust.
  • Instructed to bring a High Court application to set aside nine loans entered into by the HNWI's children on the grounds of equitable mistake.

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