{"id":5074,"date":"2018-11-22T10:49:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T10:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplylaw.waydevelopers.com\/england-wales\/wiki\/business-probate-disputes\/"},"modified":"2024-03-24T14:25:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T14:25:10","slug":"business-probate-disputes","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/simply.law\/england-wales\/guides\/family-will-disputes\/business-probate-disputes\/","title":{"rendered":"Contentious probate involving businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Few things are as stressful and as potentially divisive as dealing with the administration of an estate, particularly when it involves a business.<\/p>\n

Whether you are an executor, a beneficiary or someone who has lost out on what they believe to be just entitlement to whole or part of an estate, Simply.Law’s membership, which includes many solicitors who specialise in disputed wills and probate, can help.<\/p>\n

Make contact with Simply.Law today for more information.<\/p>\n

Contesting a Will<\/h2>\n

Courts show a great deal of respect towards the legal status of Wills and therefore are rarely willing to interfere with their contents.<\/p>\n

However, there is also widespread acceptance that in some cases it is necessary to look in detail at a Will and its contents and, where necessary, to overturn it \u2013 for example, if the testator lacked testamentary capacity or was unaware of the impact the Will would have on those closest to him.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, if an estate includes high value or indeed complex business arrangements \u2013 for example, a family farm or manufacturing business \u2013 the potential for contention may be greatly increased.<\/p>\n

Contentious probate and business<\/h2>\n

Contentious probate<\/a> may occur as a result of any dispute related to the administration of a deceased person’s estate and business assets. This includes the following:<\/p>\n