Members of Selborne Chambers have a wealth of experience advising and litigating in the private client field of trusts, probate and estates, encompassing both contentious and non-contentious work in all courts, including the Court of Protection. Many of our barristers are members of STEP, ACTAPS and ConTrA and have recently appeared in a number of leading cases: Reeves v McKinnon; Ralph v Ralph; and Gowing v Ward.

Our members regularly advise and appear in litigation concerning the following:

• Administration of Estates
• Applications for Directions by Personal Representatives or Trustees
• Beddoe Applications
• Testamentary Capacity
• Challenging Wills
• Construction of and Rectification of Wills
• Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 Claims
• Interpretation of Trusts
• Probate Disputes
• Professional Negligence
• Trustees’ Powers and Duties
• Trusts of Land
• Trusts in the Context of Divorce
• Proprietary and Other Estoppels
• Statutory Wills”