Tiffany Benson

Overview
Tiffany is Head of Contentious Trusts & Probate and specialises in Will and Estate disputes and financial abuse of the elderly and vulnerable. Tiffany also covers Milton Keynes.
Experience
Tiffany has experience in advising on a wide variety of Will and Estate dispute matters, to include the following: -
• Challenges to the validity of Wills;
• Inheritance Claims under the 1975 Act;
• Disputed lifetime gifts;
• Estate administration disputes;
• Proprietary estoppel claims;
• Construction/rectification of a Will;
• Professional negligence claims
Tiffany also advises clients in relation to claims concerning financial abuse in lifetime of the vulnerable & elderly, Court of Protection disputes and NHS Continuing Healthcare/social care funding challenges.
Tiffany presents widely at seminars and has most recently delivered a seminar programme to local care homes upon the topics of financial abuse and mental capacity.
Background
Tiffany read law and completed her Legal Practice Course at Northumbria University, achieving a First Class Honours degree. Tiffany qualified as a Solicitor in 2010 and joined Hewitsons in November 2017 as an Associate Solicitor, having previously trained and worked at Tollers LLP.
Additional information
Tiffany is a full Member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) and therefore a recognised specialist in this niche legal area.
Date of Qualification
1st September, 2010
Service Areas
Latest News
-
Will drafted by main beneficiary upheld…just
15th Oct 2020
-
Examining the life of the deceased helps the Court interpret an ambiguous will
15th Oct 2020
-
High Court orders non-party respondent to disclose correspondence with beneficiary
15th Oct 2020
-
Creation of a constructive trust without detrimental reliance upheld by High Court
15th Oct 2020
-
Unable to resign – Property and Affairs deputies must have court approval to stop acting
15th Oct 2020