Private Wealth Disputes - North East & Yorkshire
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
The team at Sintons advise high net worth clients on a range of non-contentious private client matters, such as trusts, wills and probate. The team also deals with inheritance disputes.
Strengths
Sintons were great in communication with us as clients. The firm was available and responsive.
Sintons' private client team are very approachable and willing to engage on any matter; therefore, this has allowed me to build up a level of trust that gives me confidence to refer my clients to them.
Sintons are very personal in their service. They are quick to communicate and do so in a very clear and friendly manner. I have found Sintons to be very close to their clients and trusted implicitly.
Sintons have an excellent manner in dealing with clients and outstanding technical knowledge.
Notable practitioners
Emma Saunders is highly experienced in contentious probate and Court of Protection matters. Her expertise includes trust disputes and Inheritance Act 1975 claims.
Emma is very empathetic and always good at seeing the human angle.
Emma is a fantastic private wealth litigator and excellent in complex cases.
Emma has always been kind and compassionate and understanding towards me. She is always happy to explain things when I don’t understand the legal terminology and acts in my best interests.
Paul Collingwood is a partner in Sintons' personal and family department. Collingwood is particularly highlighted for estate administration matters.
Paul is very personable and great with clients. He is very responsive and gets great client feedback. He is technically good and very knowledgeable.
Paul is excellent in every way. He is professional, approachable, and puts the clients at ease. His technical knowledge and attention to detail are also brilliant.
Paul Nickalls is head of the wills, trust and probate team at Sintons. He also leads the personal and family team.
Paul Nickalls is extremely knowledgeable, caring and finds pragmatic solutions when complexities arise. He is always responsive and professional.
Paul is always responsive and provides quick and accurate advice.
Emelie Rowell is an associate in the contentious probate team at Sintons. Rowell handles trusts litigation, contested estates and Court of Protection matters.
Emelie had a clear understanding of the case and had empathy when dealing with us.
Emelie was extremely impressive. She has a calm determination and a quiet self-assurance.
Jonathan Grogan is a senior associate in the contentious probate team at Sintons. Grogan handles trusts litigation, contested estates and Court of Protection matters.
Jonathan has been very quick to respond whenever contacted.
Jonathan is wise and extremely knowledgeable. His clients get great results.
Katie Gosling is a senior associate in Sintons' wills, trusts and probate team. Gosling is experienced in handling complex wills, trusts and incapacity planning matters.
Katie is very personable, reactive and knowledgeable. She is a real pleasure to work with.
Katie is highly knowledgeable, approachable and empathetic.
Katie has the ability to understand the desired outcome and also adjust the approach in conjunction with lawyers engaged in other jurisdictions to ensure the legality of documents.
