About
Barny Croft is a Partner in Birketts LLP's Private Wealth Disputes team, joining the firm in June 2025 and working primarily from the Bristol office. He is recognised for expertise in legacy and trust disputes and is a leading adviser to charities on legacy-related matters.
Practice areas
Private WealthContentious ProbateTrusts & EstatesCharities & Not-for-Profit
Office
Expertise
Will disputes (lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, lack of knowledge and approval, fraud, execution errors)Professional negligence claims in the probate contextProprietary estoppel claimsTrust disputes and administrationAdvising executors and trusteesLegacy disputes involving charities
Education
- Bachelor of Science and Economics (BScEcon) — Aberystwyth University
- Certificate of Political Science — Sciences Po Strasbourg
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) — University of Law