Our team of experienced will dispute lawyers can help you understand and navigate the complex rules governing inheritance disputes. We are able to assist beneficiaries, executors, family members, personal representatives, trustees and lawyers. If you think your inheritance is at risk of being unfairly diminished or lost due to undue influence, fraud or duress it could be worth considering a will contest.

The first step is will dispute team whether you have legal standing and legitimate grounds for disputing the will. Generally speaking, only people who will be disinherited as a result of the current will being invalidated have standing to challenge it. Vague suspicions and unconvincing evidence won’t cut it. For example, if the deceased person’s signature on the will is substantially different than their normal signature, then it may be possible to prove that the will is a forgery.

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We can also advise you on bringing claims for professional negligence against solicitors and will writers if we believe that their mistakes have rendered the will invalid. For example, if they write a will leaving a piece of jewellery to one beneficiary and the beneficiary later sells it, then the will would be invalid as it is no longer in existence at the time of the testator’s death.

The cost of bringing or defending a will contest can be considerable and it’s difficult to predict how long a claim will take. We can try to resolve your case at an early stage through mediation or alternative dispute resolution, but if the matter cannot be resolved then it will be necessary to go to court (litigation). Ultimately, whether it is worth the cost of a will contest for you will be something that only you can decide after careful consideration.