Angela Bowman

Angela specialises in dealing with contentious trust and probate cases for charities and private individuals. She has 20 years' experience of advising clients upon the full spectrum of wills and trust disputes, including challenges to wills based upon lack of testamentary capacity, want of knowledge and approval and undue influence, applications under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, proprietary estoppel claims, construction proceedings and rectification applications, and actions to remove executors and trustees.

•Acting for the three charitable residuary beneficiaries of a large estate, in connection with a sensitive case involving proprietary estoppel and Inheritance Act claims pursued by a friend of the deceased.

• A challenge to the validity of the deceased's last will, in circumstances where there were doubts (i) that the deceased had the requisite testamentary capacity at the time of making the will; and (ii) that she knew and approved the contents of it. Also advising them in connection with a negligence claim against the solicitors who prepared the will, owing to their failure (i) to follow the 'golden rule' and (ii) to adhere to the professional standards required of them, in taking instructions for the will and arranging it to be executed.