Melanie Grose
Partner
Specialist Areas
- Disputed wills
- Executor and trustee disputes
- Inheritance claims
- Negligently administered estates (including professional negligence actions)
- Negligently drafted wills (including actions for the rectification of a will where the testator’s instructions have not been followed)
- Trust disputes (including trusts of land and the failure of trustees to comply with their duties)
Qualifications and Accreditations
- Member of Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
Additional Information
Mel specialises in handling contentious probates and, according to the Legal 500, she is “an extremely competent lawyer”. She has been recommended again in the 2017 edition.
Articles and Posts
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Proprietary estoppel - When a property inheritance promise is not reflected in a Will
Coodes Solicitors is handling more proprietary estoppel cases, when someone has allegedly been promised they will inherit a house, as... Read More
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What happens when family members dispute the final wishes of your Will?
A landmark ruling in the UK’s highest court has given more security to the final wishes of people set out... Read More
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It’s time to speak out about financial elder abuse
15th June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, a United Nations event in response to the prevalence of this global... Read More
