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Amy works in the litigation department, as part of the contentious trust and estates team, after training at the firm and qualifying in February 2015. She acts on a range of disputes relating to wills and probate, including questions of undue influence, lack of capacity and want of knowledge and approval. She is familiar with both bringing and defending claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act with resolution via mediation or in the Court. She advises trustees and beneficiaries in the resolution of issues arising from the administration of trusts, including the removal of trustees, applications for directions, and fee disputes. She also has experience of applications to the Court of Protection.
Amy is ranked in The Chambers & Partners HNW 2024 guide. These rankings are based on independent research conducted by the respective publications and feedback from the firm’s clients, peers and
“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
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
“…the associate Amy Williams is also very good” and is part of “a top tier team who provide a Rolls Royce service” – The Legal 500 (2023)
