Alexander Learmonth, KC

Barrister, New Square Chambers

Alexander Learmonth QC is a leading silk in contentious trusts and estates matters. He is the editor of Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks on Executors, Administrators and Probate and of Theobald on Wills, and a contributor to the Law Society’s Probate Practitioner’s Handbook. He has appeared in many leading cases in the area, including Marley v Rawlings in the Supreme Court. He was named STEP’s Advocate of the Year in the 2020 Private Client Awards, and is recommended in the Legal 500 and the Chambers UK Bar and HNW directories.

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Where there is a minor interest requiring two PRs, are three executors appointed in a testator's Will

Q&A

This Q&A considers whether executors appointed in a testator's Will are able to each appoint a different attorney to take out the grant of letters of administration with Will annexed and where there is a minor interest requiring two personal representatives.

Private Client

Who should apply for a grant in the estate of a deceased individual who has died intestate while living

Q&A

This Q&A sets out the issues to consider in terms of who may apply for a grant of representation where an individual has died while living abroad but where otherwise all connections are to the UK.

Private Client

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