Polly Stephenson gains membership of ACTAPS

Congratulations to Ashtons’ Partner Polly Stephenson who has been admitted as a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Solicitors.

In order to qualify for membership of the Association, Polly was required to have over five years relevant experience in this field, gained by over 50% of her workload dealing with disputes arising from trust and probate matters such as:

• probate disputes including Inheritance Act claims
• breach of trust claims
• sham trusts
• conflicts in relation to the appointment and removal of trustees
• conflicts regarding the validity and construction of trust documents
• constructive trusts/resulting trusts
• contested Order 85/Beddoe applications
• contested construction summonses/directions applications
• disputes over the terms and validity of the wording of specific trusts
• dispute resolution via trusts.