Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP‘s private wealth disputes team acts for individuals, charities, individual and corporate trustees, and insurance companies on the full range of contentious private client matters, including professional negligence work related to the private client industry. In Newcastle, managing associate Joe Kelley specialises in contentious trusts and probate, and ’is someone to watch in this space’. A recent addition to the team is Kerry McFarlane, whose practice covers the full range of issues related to disputed trusts and estates.
Testimonials
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- ‘The team stands out for having a depth and breadth of expertise within its team and people who are excellent at all levels.’
‘I am very impressed by Kerry McFarlane - Kerry is meticulous, incredibly hardworking and responsive - she is a pleasure to work with. Joe Kelley, managing associate, is sensible, reassuring and is great on strategy.’
Work highlights
- Acted for a landed family in Cumbria in the defence of a c£10m proprietary estoppel claim.
- Acted for Womble Bond Dickinson (Trust Corporation) Limited in a successful application to remove co-trustees and the subsequent administration of a contentious will trust holding high-value agricultural assets.