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Provided by James McKean
Trusts, Wills & Estates
James specialises in disputes over wills, trusts, and estates. These range from the high-value (a claim against a £118 million estate) to the bizarre (a disputed trust made primarily to benefit a tortoise).
His clients include high-net-worth individuals, charities, and celebrities, or their estates, but also the extremely vulnerable, among them minors and those without capacity. James also acts in off-shore disputes, having been instructed in matters governed by the laws of Bermuda, Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man, where he advised the successful claimant in Mueller v Parc Aviation Services at first instance and on appeal: SUM20/0091 and 2DS 2023/01.
James frequently gives seminars, provides in-house training, and writes articles on his area of practice, having written for the Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal, Today’s Wills & Probate, the New Law Journal, the STEP Journal, and BJPsych Advances, as well as providing headnotes for the Wills & Trusts Law Reports.
He edits the upcoming edition of the textbook Parry and Kerridge: The Law of Succession and contributes to Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks on Executors, Administrators and Probate.
He has also assisted the campaign to reform the Wills Act 1837 to counter predatory marriage.
Provided by Chambers
James McKean's practice focuses on contentious trust and estate matters. His cases include disputed wills, contested estate administrations and Inheritance Act claims.
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James McKean is always happy to pick up the phone and have a chat about drafts. He is very accommodating and also great on technical detail.
James is absolutely incredible. He is very thorough, he has the ability to cut through issues, he is clear with clients, and he has excellent technical ability too.
James McKean is a consummate team player who is always available to provide guidance, no matter how big or small the question. His responsiveness is second to none.
James McKean is always happy to pick up the phone and have a chat about drafts. He is very accommodating and also great on technical detail.
James is absolutely incredible. He is very thorough, he has the ability to cut through issues, he is clear with clients, and he has excellent technical ability too.
James McKean is a consummate team player who is always available to provide guidance, no matter how big or small the question. His responsiveness is second to none.