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Kate Westwater

Kate Westwater is Counsel within the Property Department in Jersey. She advises on all aspects of commercial and residential property, secured lending, probate, estate planning and capacity for a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, banks, intermediaries and law firms both on the island and outside Jersey. The breadth and depth of experience that Kate has acquired over the past two decades enable her to advise and manage complex and challenging property transactions, probate and capacity matters, will drafting and lasting powers of attorney. She has excellent knowledge of French in Jersey legal context and has worked extensively on contentious estates including negotiating settlements, legitime claims and advice in relation to validity issues, as well as dealing with clients who are experiencing bereavement, personal difficulties and family conflict. · Appleby

JerseyReal Estate, Banking & FinanceFrench

About

Counsel in the Property Department in Jersey at Appleby, advising on commercial and residential property, secured lending, probate, estate planning and capacity for individuals, families, banks, intermediaries and law firms. She has over two decades' experience, qualified as a Solicitor of the Royal Court in 2013 and was admitted as an Advocate in 2017, with particular expertise in complex property transactions and contentious estates including legitime and validity issues.

Practice areas

Real EstateBanking & FinancePrivate ClientEstate PlanningProbate & Estate Administration

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Expertise

Commercial and residential property transactionsSecured lendingProbate and contentious estates (including legitime claims and validity issues)Estate planning, wills and lasting powers of attorneyCapacity mattersJersey–French legal contextManaging sensitive client situations (bereavement, personal difficulties, family conflict)

Education

  • Qualified as a Solicitor of the Royal Court (2013)
  • Admitted as an Advocate (2017)

Admissions

  • Solicitor of the Royal Court (Jersey)
  • Advocate (Jersey)

Languages

French