15.11.2022
Contentious Probate Case Studies
Contentious probate involving business assets Osbornes Law acts for the defendants to a claim issued to pronounce in favour of...
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Jenny is a Partner in the Private Client department having qualified in August 2013. She specialises in non-contentious private client matters including estate administration (including estates with a cross-border aspect), resealing of foreign Grants of Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Wills (including those that contain trusts or where clients have assets abroad), setting up trusts during lifetime or under a Will, acting on behalf of trustees in running trusts on an ongoing basis, Inheritance Tax advice, advice surrounding the gifting of assets during lifetime, issues affecting the elderly, and Court of Protection matters (including Deputy applications).
Jenny graduated from the University of Essex and then completed her Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School in Leeds.
Memberships
Jenny is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, a member of the Private Client Section of the Law Society and a member of Solicitors for the Elderly.
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Jenny's client testimonials
“Thank you for your 1st class...
“Thank you for your 1st class professional service and support on this.”
“Jenny was fabulous….full stop!”
“Jenny was fabulous….full stop!”
“Many thanks for all your assistance...
“Many thanks for all your assistance in this matter [making a will] we are very pleased we chose to come to you and Osbornes.”
"Thank you Jenny for all you...
"Thank you Jenny for all you have done... I am very appreciative and glad that we selected you to do the work. It has made the path of Probate smoother than anticipated and your expertise has been reassuring throughout."
Wills and Probate InsightsVIEW ALL
- 2.8.2022
Do you need to register your trust?
The Trust Register was introduced in 2017 as part of anti-money laundering regulations. Previously, only trusts with a UK tax liability...
Read more - 19.7.2022
Beware of appointing your children as executors
Where tensions exist between family members, making your children the executors of your will can cause huge problems with probate,...
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19.1.2022Does your will deal with cross-border assets?
If you own assets in more than one country, it’s important to make a robust Will that deals effectively...
Read more- 18.11.2021
Family Tensions and Deputyship
Disputes between a deputy and the family of the individual concerned, can escalate and become increasingly distressing if issues are...
Read more - 18.11.2021
Particularly sensitive issues around mental capacity
Mental capacity, the right to sex and the carer’s risk of prosecution Does everyone have the right to a...
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25.10.2021Inheritance Claims CFA Success Fee Judgment
The Court of Appeal upholds the recoverability of CFA success fees in 1975 Act claims in the case of Hirachand v...
Read more- 20.10.2021
Evidence Needed When Contesting A Will
‘Scrap King’ Multi-million Inheritance Dispute Confirms the High Standard of Evidence Needed to Contest a Will Gary Goodwin, son of...
Read more - 20.10.2021
Contentious Probate Dispute Surrounding Interpretation
The ‘nil rate band’ offers an incentive to testators to make their will in a tax-efficient manner, maximising the amount...
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20.10.2021Handwriting Expert Witness Concludes Will Forgery
It’s not unheard of for an individual to forge someone’s will with the aim of securing an inheritance....
Read more- 20.10.2021
Contested Will Claim Succeeds on Capacity
A sad case in which a bereaved father made a will without the requisite mental capacity to do so has...
Read more - 17.9.2021
Funding of Probate disputes
Probate disputes can be very expensive and clients often find it difficult to find the money to cover their legal...
Read more - 14.9.2021
Dealing with a Contentious Probate Claim
Many people do not know what a contentious probate claim is until they have become embroiled in one. The root...
Read more - 10.9.2021
Divorcing couples should remember to amend will to...
In the midst of a divorce or separation, it’s rare for couples to think about making or changing their...
Read more - 7.9.2021
Dealing with Debts as an Executor
It is a common misconception that a person’s debts die with them. After you die your debts become the...
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13.8.2021What is reasonable financial provision in 1975 Act claims?
The long-running and high-profile case of Ilott v Mitson [2017] UKSC 17 has finally come to an end with the decision of...
Read more- 22.7.2021
Osbornes Ranked For Expertise in High Value Wills...
Jan Atkinson has been ranked as a leading lawyer, dealing with high-value private client disputes. The 2021 edition of the Chambers...
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6.7.2021Beware of setting up unnecessary trusts for children
Parents making a will should beware of setting up unnecessary trusts for their children which could see them paying more...
Read more- 12.5.2021
Writing a will stops loved ones being frozen...
An estimated 59% of the UK population have not made a will, so when one half of a couple dies unexpectedly,...
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14.4.2021Osbornes Shortlisted as Probate Law Firm of the...
Osbornes have been shortlisted as finalists for an award at the 2021 UK Probate Research Awards. The firm has been shortlisted...
Read more- 18.3.2021
How to have your will witnessed remotely by...
Covid-19 has put paid to normal routine and practice across most spheres of our lives. Even long-held legal procedures have...
Read more - 27.11.2020
LPAs: How to prevent a loved one entrusting...
Record numbers of us are entrusting our finances to loved ones, with over 800,000 Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) registered a...
Read more - 9.10.2020
Vigilance needed to protect those vulnerable to undue...
The coronavirus pandemic has left many elderly and vulnerable people increasingly isolated due to social distancing, shielding and restrictions on...
Read more - 25.9.2020
Plan your Estate ahead of the Autumn Budget
The issue of Inheritance Tax made the headlines recently after the Chancellor of the Exchequer was reported to consider raising...
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