About Contesting Wills

Contesting Wills is a specialist legal service provided by Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP.

We are an award-winning firm of solicitors and have been recommended in the field of Contentious Trusts and Probate by the independent guide to the legal profession, The Legal 500, which in its 2024 edition has this to say about us:

“The ‘thoroughly knowledgeable‘ team at Slee Blackwell is well placed to advise clients on a range of disputes, including a number of Court of Protection cases. Practice co-chair Naomi Ireson is noted for her extensive experience handling TOLATA cases. Other key figures include the ‘excellent’ Hayley Bundley, a prolific adviser on contentious probate work.”

And the publication cites this testimonial about our team leader:
“Naomi Ireson was quite simply perfect!’”
We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and have been awarded Lexcel accreditation by the Law Society for excellence in client care.

We have a team of lawyers who specialise solely in contested will claims. They are genuine experts in this complex area of law and are highly experienced in all aspects of contentious probate.

We are very proud of our track record of success in contesting wills and you can read about some of our successful cases on this site by clicking here.

Our ability to obtain excellent results enables us to offer no win, no fee funding where other solicitors are wary to do so.

We operate a very popular case assessment service. If you are planning on contesting a will then can can provide you with an initial assessment of your case completely free of charge and let you know what funding options are likely to be available.

Simply phone us on 0333 888 0409 o r send us brief details by email at [email protected]