Our Wills & Estates Group provides a broad range of estate planning, administration and litigation services.
We prepare wills and assist clients with transferring assets into trusts or joint ownership and establishing powers of attorney and healthcare directives. We assist with the administration of estates, from applying for the initial grant of probate or administration to passing of final accounts and discharging the executor.
We provide representation in estate and trust litigation, including wills variation, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, committee applications, passing of accounts and estate and trust administration. Representative services include:
Estate Planning
- Preparing wills, powers of attorney, advanced directives and representation agreements
- Transferring assets into trust or joint ownership
Estate Administration
- Applying for grants of probate and administration
- Assisting with estate distribution and accounting
- Applying for passing of accounts and other court orders
Estate Litigation
- Challenging the validity of wills
- Wills variation applications
- Executor disputes
- Negotiating estate settlements