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Polly Stephenson

Partner · Ashtons Legal

EnglandPrivate Wealth, Contentious Trusts & ProbateEnglish

About

Partner who leads the Private Wealth Disputes team at Ashtons Legal. Qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and described as having 15 years' experience specialising in contentious trust and probate disputes, advising beneficiaries, executors and trustees in complex and high-value estate claims.

Practice areas

Private WealthContentious Trusts & ProbateProbate LitigationCommercial LitigationAlternative Dispute Resolution

Office

Expertise

Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 claimsValidity and construction of willsProprietary estoppel and constructive trust claimsApplications for removal of trustees and executors/PRsRectification of willsProfessional negligence in will drafting and estate administrationBreach of trust and other trust disputesTOLATA claims and property co-ownershipAlternative dispute resolution

Education

  • University of Liverpool — BA (Hons) English and History, 1994
  • STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes (Distinction)

Admissions

  • Qualified as a solicitor (2002)

Languages

English