Russell Simpson
Partner
I am head of the specialist disputes team and specialise in will, trust and estate disputes, and professional negligence.
Having built up a wealth of experience in my specialist fields and disputes generally over the years, I thoroughly enjoy finding solutions by addressing the issues from all angles. I have been described as being both painstaking in my analysis and practical in my approach.
Expertise
Disputes about trusts and estates
Inheritance Act claims
Professional negligence claims (lawyers, surveyors, accountants, architects)
Qualifications & memberships
Association of contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)Professional Negligence Lawyers Association (PNLA)
Recent articles:
- Islamic ceremony of marriage not recognised as a valid marriage under English law
- A 1975 Act Claim ‘With Superficial Attraction’ Fails
- Replacement of a company’s director and sole member before the issuing of a grant
- A brief guide to professional negligence claims
- Welcomed Decision on ‘unbundled’ advice
- Professional Negligence and appreciating your limitations
- New pre-action protocol for professional negligence claims
- Conveyancing solicitors' breach of trust
- Common sense guidance on relief from sanctions
- Negligence on yacht purchase