Katie Alsop
Katie specialises in contested wills, disputed estates and the removal and substitution of executors.
About Katie
Katie specialises in contested wills, disputed estates and the removal and substitution of executors. Katie also advises on professional negligence claims particularly in relation to the drafting of wills and the administration of estates. With her agricultural background, Katie also has a keen interest in disputes with an agricultural aspect.
She advises on claims concerning the validity of wills, disputed estates, disputed lifetime and post-death property transfers, the rectification of wills, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 and the removal and replacement of executors. She advises on professional negligence claims against solicitors arising out of these areas of work.
Katie also deals with disputes which arise within an agricultural setting and has keen interest in agricultural proprietary estoppel claims and agricultural partnership disputes.
Katie is listed as 'Up and Coming' in Private Wealth Disputes in the 2023 edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Guide.
"Provided very efficient service, kept us informed all the way. Explained everything. Conducted themselves in a friendly, efficient, professional manner."
Experience
- Recently dealt with two proprietary estoppel claims of note, both of which involved a farm belonging to the deceased. The claims required us to be creative in our thinking when trying to achieve a settlement, which is only possible with our agricultural sector knowledge and a proper understanding of how things work ‘on the ground’.
- Successfully secured the removal of an executor and obtained a costs order imposing a personal costs liability against the removed executor.
- Having advanced a case that a will had been negligently drafted by a firm of solicitors, Katie successfully negotiated a Deed of Variation with two well-known national charities so as to re-direct the entire Residuary Estate to her client.
- Katie has recently settled a professional negligence case against a firm of solicitors which resulted in the client receiving damages from the opponent.
"Wright Hassall is small enough so that they are very personable and approachable yet large enough to have all the expertise needed"
Career
Katie graduated from Coventry University with LLB (Honours) and studied her LPC at the College of Law, Birmingham. Katie trained with the firm and qualified into the litigation department in March 2011.
Memberships
Member of the Agricultural Law Association, the UK’s largest inter-professional organisation devoted to the law and business of the countryside. Katie is working towards her membership of ACTAPS, the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists. Katie is also a member of STEP Contentious Trusts and Estates Special Interest Group.
Interests
In her spare time Katie enjoys weekend visits to her Dad's working farm and is a keen baker and cake decorator.
