Oxford Probate Dispute Law Firm

Will, trust and inheritance disputes can happen in any family. Whether you are involved in a challenge to the validity of a will, a dispute relating to a family trust or a claim for a share of a loved one’s estate, our Oxford Will Dispute team can help you.

Disputes relating to family wealth come, all too often, at a time when families are bereaved and when emotions are already running high. Our team of specialist lawyers in Oxford, adopt a highly personal and tailored approach to each dispute. We understand that these matters will have a profound impact on multiple aspects of your life and we will guide you through the complex and often emotional journey of disputes over family wealth with both compassion and empathy.

Whether you are a beneficiary, executor, trustee or an individual, we will work with you to advise on the best way to reach a solution in an easy to understand, efficient and cost-effective way. Wherever possible we seek to reach settlement through negotiation or mediation. Where a settlement is not possible, we will carefully guide you through the court process, highlighting the risks and costs of each step. 

Examples of the types of work we help our clients with include:

• Challenging and defending the validity of a will.
• Bringing and defending claims for financial provision from an estate.
• Trustee disputes.
• Advice regarding Powers of Attorney where a dispute has arisen.
• Advice in relation to lifetime gifts, misappropriation of funds and legacies in wills.
• Removal and replacement of executors and trustees.
• Correcting drafting errors in wills and the meaning and effect of unclear terms in wills.
• Claims against professionals and will writers.

We invite you to contact our specialist Oxford Will Dispute Lawyers to discuss your case and how we might be able to assist in the first instance. 

Following our initial call, you will be provided with a focused plan covering the information we need from you and the next steps. We understand that costs will likely be at the forefront of your mind and will ensure to provide you with clear costs information from the outset and throughout.

We can correspond in the manner that suits you best be that email, telephone, video call and in person meetings. We are a responsive team and always on hand to discuss your case, explain next steps and discuss strategy for resolution. 

Why choose our Oxford Will Dispute Solicitors?

1. Transparent funding options – you will be given clear costs information, and, in appropriate cases, we will look at alternative funding options such as a “no win no fee” or deferred fee arrangement, insurance, or third-party funding.
2. Expert Lawyers – Our expert lawyers have proven track record of achieving successful outcomes for clients in a variety of cases including high value, complex cases. As a full-service firm, we can draw on support from our impressive private client, tax, agricultural and commercial teams and we often deal with farming estates and family businesses.
3. Alternative Dispute Resolution - We encourage the use of alternative dispute resolution and can represent you at mediation. Court proceedings are very much a last resort.
4. Leading lawyers – Our team is ranked as one of the best probate disputes teams in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners in the Thames Valley/South East. A number of our team are members of ACTAPS (Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists) and hold qualifications with the STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).