Jennifer Ray
Legal Director
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Jennifer is a Legal Director in the London private client team specialising in resolving private wealth disputes.
Main areas of practice
Jennifer’s area of expertise is contentious trusts and probate. Her work includes a wide variety of private wealth disputes including will validity claims, Inheritance Act claims for financial provision from estates, disputes between executors, trust disputes and disputes regarding LPAs and lifetime gifts.
All disputes are stressful, particularly when they involve family members and arise following the loss of a loved one. Jennifer is known for her sympathetic handling of the most sensitive of cases and is passionate about supporting her clients through their disputes. Jennifer always works to achieve the best result through negotiations but is prepared to pursue matters vigorously through the Courts when necessary.
Clients
Jennifer acts for individuals, charities and professional trustees and executors.
Expertise & Services
Jenny Ray is very experienced and personable, with a great client manner and a good feel for what is essential in a case.
Career
After completing her law degree at the University of Manchester, Jennifer trained in Manchester and qualified as a Solicitor in 2005. Jennifer has more than 20 years’ experience in litigation.
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Accreditations
Memberships
- The Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA)
Significant Experience
- Advising adult children in a claim for financial provision from their mother's estate.
- Advising executors in relation to a construction summons application.
- Advising a charity in relation to the Cy-Près scheme.
- Acting on behalf of the estate to recovery monies misappropriated from the deceased prior to her death.
- Assisting a widow in defending an Inheritance Act Claim.
- Acting for a beneficiary to recover an unpaid legacy from the executors of his grandmother’s estate.
- Advising a trustee in a trust dispute.
