Forsters has recently announced that Alison Meek will be joining the firm on 3 May as a Consultant in its Contentious Trusts and Estates (CTE) practice.
Alison (pictured) is
recognised for her extensive international and domestic experience acting for
professional trustees and trust companies, executors and beneficiaries on a
diverse range of disputes involving trusts and estates. With over 25 years of CTE experience, Alison
has been appointed by the High Court to act as an executor in complex estates
and in the Court of Protection to act as a deputy. She is also a trained
mediator and regularly uses mediation and ADR as an effective way to resolve family
disputes.
A Legal
500 leading individual and a member of their Hall of Fame, Alison is
acknowledged as one of the sector’s leading commentators. She has co-authored
‘The Practitioner’s Guide to Contentious Trusts and Estates’ and is a co-editor
of (and contributor to) ‘International Trust Disputes’. She is a founder of
ACTAPS (Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists).
Commenting on her appointment, Alison said: 'I am very excited to be joining the vibrant and
expanding CTE team at Forsters led by the impressive Roberta Harvey. I have been made to feel so welcome by the
team and am looking forward to helping Roberta to grow the practice further'.
Roberta Harvey, Head of Contentious Trusts and Estates at Forsters,
added: 'Alison is a long standing and respected member of the CTE community
and I am delighted that she will be joining the Forsters team'.
