About Inheritance Disputes
www.inheritancedisputes.co.uk is a specialist website created by Lee Dawkins, a partner in Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP.
Lee established this pioneering site in 2007, and it is now one of the oldest inheritance law websites in the UK.
Over the last two decades, we have successfully helped to resolve countless inheritance disputes, recovering millions of pounds for our clients along the way.
We deal with cases nationally. Our client-base spans the whole of England and Wales, as well as overseas.
We specialise in inheritance disputes, contested wills and contentious probate claims of all types, offering clients a full range of funding options, including deferred fees and no win, no fee.
We have a large team of lawyers who deal exclusively with inheritance disputes. Our solicitors are genuine specialists in this complex area of law. While many firms might say they deal with inheritance disputes, very few are true specialists in the way we are. Our lawyers focus solely on disputes involving inheritance, wills, and probate. Accordingly, they have acquired a level of experience and expertise that places them above the ‘generalist practitioner’ found in most firms.
Many members of our team belong to either ACTAPS, the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists, or the Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA), a specialist professional association for legal executives, solicitors, and barristers who practice in the field of contentious trusts and probate.
Among the services we offer are:
- Inheritance Act claims;
- Disputed wills;
- Executor disputes;
- Invalid wills;
- Proprietary estoppel claims;
- TOLATA cases; and
- Attorney disputes.
We are proud of our track record of success, and you can read about some of the cases our inheritance dispute solicitors have dealt with over the years on our Case Studies page.
Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. We have been awarded Lexcel accreditation by the Law Society for excellence in client care.
Our team has been independently rated the top solicitors in the UK for contested probate law by legal review website ReviewSolicitors.
We were Highly Commended in the Contentious Wills & Probate Team of the Year category at the British Wills and Probate Awards 2026 and were shortlisted for the DASLS Team of the Year Award 2026.
We are also recommended in the 2027 edition of The Legal 500. These are a few things the publication (often referred to as the ‘Michelin Guide’ to the legal sector) has had to say about us:
- ‘The strengths of the team is their ability to be thoroughly knowledgeable, stand for no nonsense, and do their absolute best for a client.’
- ‘The team has demonstrated strong cross-border capabilities, with matters involving a diverse range of assets, including residential and agricultural property, business interests, trusts and offshore structures.’
- ‘Team head Naomi Ireson stands out for her considerable trial experience in matters concerning proprietary estoppel and trust claims.’
- ‘Naomi Ireson – a legend in the making. Her calm and unflappable approach is only outdone by her knowledge and experience. Clients’ trust and confidence in Naomi are very well earned.’
- ‘Hayley is, simply, an undoubted professional, showing compassion during what is a very upsetting time.’
- ‘Naomi Ireson was quite simply perfect!’