Category: Disputed Wills

St John’s Chambers welcomes Brittany Pearce to our Chancery team

30th September 2021

St John’s Chambers is pleased to announce that Brittany Pearce, formerly of Guildhall Chambers, Bristol, has joined our Real Estate and Wills & Trusts teams. Brittany was called to the Bar in 2015, and is ranked as a ‘rising star’ in tier 1 for The Legal 500 guide in her specialist areas. She is described…

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Members of our Wills & Trusts team are featured in the High Net Worth Guide 2021 as leaders in private wealth

4th August 2021

Leslie Blohm QC, Alex Troup and John Dickinson of our Wills & Trusts team have been identified by Chambers UK as the leading professional advisers to the Private Wealth market (outside London). They have all been featured in the High Net Worth Guide 2021. This recognition clearly demonstrates the team are leaders in their field…

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A practical guide to the law of statutory wills – written by Alex Troup

23rd June 2021

Head of Wills & Trusts team, Alex Troup has just had his book published ‘A practical guide to the law of statutory wills’ by Law Brief Publishing. A practical guide to the law of statutory wills applies a practical and user-friendly approach to the subject of statutory wills. It takes the reader through the relevant legal…

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Alex Troup successful in High Court case concerning the validity of a farmer’s will

15th June 2021

The High Court has recently handed down judgment in the case of Hughes v Pritchard and others [2021] EWHC 1580 (Ch) following a hybrid trial conducted in person and remotely, with some of the evidence being given in Welsh. Head of Wills & Trusts team, Alex Troup, instructed by Hugh James, acted for the successful…

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Annual UWE Mooting Competition

27th November 2019

St John’s Chambers sponsored the University of West of England (UWE) 2019 Mooting Competition, and on Thursday, 21st November was the final of the three stage mooting competition at UWE, with the results being announced. The winner was Monica Young and the runner up, Ella White who have both received a mini pupillage experience at…

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