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
Admitted as a Solicitor in May 1986
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