Ranking tables
Charities: Legacy Disputes | UK
UK-wide
Rankings overview for Departments
- Barny Croft Birketts LLP5 Years Ranked
Charlotte Watts Wilsons8 Years Ranked
Daniel Harris Stone King LLP2 Years Ranked
James Aspden Wilsons15 Years Ranked
Kerry Morgan-Gould Ashfords LLP5 Years Ranked
Leticia Jennings Bates Wells3 Years Ranked
Lucy Gill Foot Anstey LLP8 Years Ranked
Peter Jeffreys Wilsons19 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Ashfords LLPCharities: Legacy Disputes2026 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedAshfords is a highly regarded firm with a national reputation for its adept handling of complex legacy disputes. Its lawyers represent charities as residuary beneficiaries in challenges over testamentary capacity and professional negligence in relation to significant estates. The firm's solicitors are adept at handling contentious probate matters concerning claims for reasonable financial provision.
1 Foot Anstey LLPCharities: Legacy Disputes2026 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedFoot Anstey has a noteworthy team that provides assistance on legacy matters to national charities from its base in Exeter. The firm regularly takes on significant and complex contentious probate matters alongside providing operational advice to in-house legal teams. The team utilises a broader understanding of tax, property and negligence issues to provide clients with a fully comprehensive service.
1 WilsonsCharities: Legacy Disputes2026 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedWilsons has a noteworthy practice with a significant legacy disputes offering for charity beneficiaries. The firm regularly assists with contentious matters concerning the variation of wills, particularly those involving allegations of breach of duty and fraud. It provides counsel on all types of regulatory and constitutional matters, including governance, compliance and trustee duties.
1 WithersCharities: Legacy Disputes2026 | Band 1 | 3 Years RankedWithers advises on a range of leading charities and provides expert counsel to healthcare, education, arts and sports clients. The firm advises on a broad spectrum of issues faced by charities, ranging from constitutional reviews to legacy disputes. The team is also recommended for advice on complex UK-US charitable structures and their tax requirements. It has a strong reputation for providing guidance on charity matters to philanthropic families and individuals.
Band 2
2 Bates WellsCharities: Legacy Disputes2026 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedBates Wells has a top-rated charities team that provides a comprehensive service to several of the most prominent charities in the country across a broad range of sectors, including health, child protection and animal welfare. Several of the firm's lawyers sit on the boards of different charity-related bodies. The team advises on a full range of regulatory work, including governance, fundraising, legacy disputes and trustee issues, as well as a broad range of commercial issues, including investments, mergers, restructurings and corporate partnerships. The firm also offers standout expertise assisting clients with contentious issues, including inquiries by the Charity Commission.
2 Hugh JamesCharities: Legacy Disputes2026 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedHugh James is a full-service law firm capable of dealing with a variety of issues that charities and non-for-profit organisations face such as will writing and legacy disputes. Hugh James advises many charities both on a local and national level.