Taylor Emmet is highly active in disputes regarding the validity of wills and inheritances, with a rapidly growing practice in contentious trustee matters. The group places emphasis on alternative dispute resolution methods and mediation as a means of resolving contentious issues, and is noted for its ‘client and user-friendly’ approach. Team lead Alex Watkinson, described as ’a great lawyer and fantastic with clients,’ has key expertise in multi-jurisdictional work. Watkinson is a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists, and has a record of acting as a replacement Personal Representative and Trustee.
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'Small but effective team.'
‘Alex Watkinson is a great lawyer and fantastic with clients.’
‘A small but experienced, client and user-friendly, and knowledgeable team. The team is adept at training good newly qualified associates and also has good support from its current trainee solicitors and paralegals, which gives the impression and service of a larger team as a result.’
‘Alex Watkinson is brilliant. Incredibly easy to work with and instils faith in both client and counsel alike due to his knowledge of private client practice.’
‘Good, genuinely specialist team in Sheffield.’
‘Alex Watkinson is a lovely, down to earth lawyer who knows how to find a deal.’
‘Taylor Emmet's inheritance, wills and trusts disputes team contains lawyers with a broad range of experience and is well-supported by the firm's non-contentious private client and property teams, which make Taylor Emmet a one-stop-shop for this type of dispute.’
‘Alex Watkinson is rightly regarded a leading individual in this field. He is knowledgeable, down-to-earth and commercially aware. He is keen to progress matters without causing a fuss, and only pursues sensible arguments and those supported by the evidence.’
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Alex Watkinson