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Amy is a partner in the firm’s litigation department. With a focus on complex contentious trust and estate matters, she is described as a “tough and meticulous litigator”.
Since qualifying in 2015 after training with the firm, Amy has built a reputation for her strategic approach and strong track record in resolving sensitive and often emotionally charged disputes. Her practice spans a wide range of issues concerning the validity of wills and administration of estates, including questions of undue influence, lack of capacity, and want of knowledge and approval. Amy is also highly experienced in claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, acting for both claimants and defendants, and achieving successful outcomes through the Courts and mediation alike. She also advises on Court of Protection applications, particularly in cases with overlapping estate or trust issues. She is regularly recognised in Legal Directories as Up and Coming and a Rising Star with HNW Chambers 2025 describing her as “alarmingly efficient and turns things around before you have even asked any questions” and in Legal 500 2025 as “a calm and reassuring presence for clients even in the stormiest litigation”.
Amy regularly advises trustees, executors, and beneficiaries on trust disputes involving removal of trustees, directions/blessings from the court, and contested fee disputes. Her diligent handling of complex trust litigation has made her a trusted adviser in both domestic and cross-border matters. Known for being “energetic, sensible and pragmatic”, Amy combines legal rigour with empathy and discretion - making her a go-to adviser for clients navigating high-conflict estate or trust disputes.
Amy is currently ranked in The Chambers & Partners HNW 2025 guide and consistently recognised by Legal500. These rankings are based on independent research conducted by the respective publications and feedback from the firm’s clients, peers and referrers.
“Amy Williams is excellent. She has wonderful client handling skills and is a ferocious litigator who defends client interests very strongly.”
“Amy Williams is extremely pragmatic, and offers realistic advice. She takes a proportionate and sensible view of litigation.”
Chambers HNW 2025
“Amy Williams is a brilliant litigator who fights hard for her clients and gets great results. She is also a calm and reassuring presence for clients even in the stormiest litigation.”
The Legal 500 2025
“She’s very astute and has good instincts.”
“Amy has great client-handling skills. She’s very clear, to the point and has good commercial focus.”
“I think she is an absolute star. She is very technical and collaborative.”
Chambers HNW 2024
“Amy Williams is a brilliant litigator. She has an instinctive grasp of what the client needs and how to get it for them. She is highly empathetic but also fights hard for her clients . The ideal combination for a solicitor in this area.”
The Legal 500 2024
Amy graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a degree in history. She went on to complete the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course at BBP in London. She furthered her legal studies at BPP in the areas of international business law and pre-nuptial agreements, obtaining an LLM (PLP) with Distinction.
Amy is a member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists. She is also a member of ConTrA, the Contentious Trusts Association.
• Acting for the executor and trustee defendants to an Inheritance Act claim brought by a widow in defending an argument for a nuptial settlement.
• Acting for the applicants to a variation of trusts application to extend the perpetuity period of a trust and update the terms of the trust to include future generations.
• Liaising with professional trustees to improve communications with our beneficiary client to avoid the need for further action.
• Advising on the settlement of an Inheritance Act claim under CPR Part 36 and the subsequent costs consequences.
• Advising siblings in relation to their beneficial interest in their grandmother’s estate with testamentary documents with disputed validity and intimated Inheritance Act claims by elderly relatives.
• Applications to the Court of Protection for deputyship and safeguarding.
‘A more realistic view – the English courts respond to globalisation’ by Amy Williams and Hannah Southon published by ThoughtLeaders4
Private Client Magazine
28 November 2022
https://sinclairgibson.com/news/article/executing-a-will-in-2021
23 February 2021
16 July 2020
“Amy is excellent. She has wonderful client handling skills and is a ferocious litigator who defends client interests very strongly.”
Chambers HNW 2025
