Disputing a Will #SolicitorChat with The Law Society
15th April, 2021
How can you ensure wishes are followed and should you consider legal action if you feel a loved one’s wishes are not? Michael Brierley discussed this and more live on…
Michael Brierley.
Partner
Michael is the partner responsible for Trusts, Wills and Probate disputes and undertakes Independent Legal Advice where required to protect individual clients in a range of circumstances. He is a registered member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS).
Michael qualified as a solicitor in 2009 having trained with Porter Dodson Solicitors. He then moved to Hanne & Co. Solicitors LLP and became a Partner there in 2018.
Michael has been a litigator since first qualifying. He initially practised as a Child Care solicitor, attending Court on an almost weekly basis and representing children and parents. This practice would see him instructed on extremely complex matters involving the welfare of children.
In 2013 Michael moved away from Child Care into Trusts and Probate which involved a mixed workload of contentious and non-contentious matters. This balance gave him an insight into how Estates and Trusts should be properly managed and Wills correctly drafted. Such elements are fundamental principles for a solicitor to be able to correctly advise upon and bring and defend Trusts, Wills and Probate claims.
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- Acting for a family member in a long running dispute regarding multiple properties within a joint venture including Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 and Constructive Trusts
- Application to remove an Executor
- Representing Applicants and Respondents within claims for reasonable financial provision (The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 – including spousal claims, cohabitee claims and claims for minors
- Challenges to validity of Wills
- Applications for the Court to appoint an Administrator
- Applications against unlawful distributions of Estate
- Possession application for Estate property with successful eviction and recovery
- Application for removal of Attorney and appointment of Deputy
- Negligence claims against solicitors for Will drafting
- Beddoe Order applications
- Benjamin Order applications/Missing beneficiary applications
Michael is a Councillor for Runnymede Borough Council. In his spare time he enjoys exploring the Surrey countryside and spending time with his young family.
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