28 January 2021 - Events
Stephen Richards
Partner
Stephen is a partner in the trust, estate and inheritance disputes team.
He advises a range of clients (private individuals, beneficiaries, trustees, executors, deputies, attorneys and charities) in relation to trust, succession/inheritance and Court of Protection disputes, often involving international and crossborder issues.
He regularly advises on challenges to the validity of wills, issues of construction and rectification of wills and deeds, constructive trust and proprietary estoppel claims, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, and professional negligence claims involving estate planning, trust and succession issues.
He has particular expertise in proceedings before the Court of Protection, where he frequently acts for both applicants and respondents in applications for statutory wills, lifetime gifts, contested registrations of powers of attorney, deputyships and health and welfare decisions. Stephen regularly advises in relation to investigations by the Office of the Public Guardian.
Stephen has spent time at the Official Solicitor’s Department on secondment.
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Successfully removed a Trustee of a multi-million trust in the High Court.
Acted on behalf of a national charity and successfully applied for a copy will to be admitted to probate where the intestacy rules would have applied if the application was unsuccessful. As a result, the charity was able to realise a substantial legacy.
Assisted a client in successfully removing existing attorneys and installing an independent professional Deputy.
England and Wales, 2004
‘Finance and Law for the Older Client’, Legal Capacity chapter in Tolley’s
The Institute of Legacy Management
‘Probate Disputes and Remedies’, Court of Protection chapter in Jordans
Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists
Charity Law Association
‘Court of Protection update’, Simon Gore - June 2017
‘Deputyship masterclass’, 39 Essex Chambers Court of Protection conference - June 2017
Global Family Office’s Successful Succession seminar - November 2014
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I think that in many ways being a cyclist is like being a litigator.
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