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Hilary Lennox is a barrister at 5 St Andrew's Hill Chambers, called to the Bar in Ireland in 2008, Northern Ireland in 2013 and England & Wales in 2013. In addition she has worked in a law firm in New York and the Innocence Project in Wisconsin.
 

Hilary specialises in international human rights and family law. Hilary is instructed to bring cases on behalf of individuals before the European Court of Human Rights most recently against Ireland. She speaks French, Spanish and Irish.

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Nazia advises and represent clients involved in any type of dispute concerning wills, trusts and estates including:

  • Cases involving challenges to validity of wills
  • Claims for financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975 where insufficient provision has been made under a will or under the intestacy rules
  • Disputes between trustees, beneficiaries and executors/administrators of estates
  • Maladministration claims and applications for removal and replacement of Executors and trustees
  • Financial abuse cases including those involving misuse of Lasting Powers of Attorney
  • Property co-ownership disputes and claims under the Trusts of Land Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
  • Proprietary Estoppel claims
  • Professional Negligence claims relating to the drafting and execution of wills and creation of trusts.
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