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Posted by Katie Alsop on 11 January 2021

Katie Alsop - Will Disputes Lawyer
Katie Alsop Partner & Head of Disputes Group
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Katie Alsop

Partner & Head of Disputes Group

Katie specialises in contested wills, proprietary estoppel, disputed estates involving farms and Inheritance Act claims.

Katie Alsop

Katie specialises in contested wills, proprietary estoppel, disputed estates involving farms and Inheritance Act claims.

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