We are delighted to welcome Austin Gill, Senior Associate in the Trusts and Estate Administration Department and Kieran Forsyth an Associate in the Contested Wills, Trusts and Estates team at Hugh James to our next free webinar.

During this webinar, Austin and Kieran will explore best practice for managing estates requiring an independent administrator.
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This webinar will look to provide a brief overview of:
The scenarios in which an independent administrator could be used:
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                | Parties are contesting a will
                | Parties do not agree
                | Preserving the value of an estate asset​​​​​​​
                | Where a personal representative has acted improperly or not at all

How an independent administrator is appointed:
              
                | When the entitled parties consent
                | Where a grant has been issued and a Court order is required to replace them

​​​​​Both Austin and Kieran have a wealth of experience. Austin joined Hugh James in 2015, having previously worked at a leading provider of probate and estate administration services. He has since qualification specialised exclusively in estate planning, probate and estate administration, wills, and trust administration. He also manages a team dealing with estate administration and supports the day-to-day operational management of the department. 

Kieran is an Associate in the Contested Wills, Trusts and Estates team based in London, regularly representing clients on all matters of trust, will and estate disputes, including Inheritance Act claims. Kieran has a keen interest and specialism in digital assets, such as cryptocurrency, advising clients who are faced with any issues or disputes relating to such assets. Kieran has also recently built up a reputation for advising on a rather discrete area of law relating to Joint Tenancy severance disputes, following on from the successful High Court case of Dunbabin & Ors. v Dunbabin EWHC [2022] EXHC 241 (Ch).



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