Lewis qualified as a Solicitor in 2009 and joined Nelsons in December 2017. He specialises in Court of Protection disputes and inheritance disputes but also has a wide experience of commercial and civil litigation.
Areas of Expertise
- Court of Protection disputes
- Disputes over deputyship orders
- Claims concerning property and finances
- Deprivation of liberty claims involving families and local authorities
- Contentious probate litigation
- Disputing Wills – undue influence, lack of capacity, lack of knowledge and approval, forgery, fraud and mistake
- Disputes between attorneys
- Contested deputyship orders
- Deprivation of liberty claims
- Dealing with the Office of the Public Guardian
- Inheritance Act claims – for claimant and defendant
- Trusts claims
- Disputes between executors and beneficiaries and disagreements between executors
- Beneficial interests and estoppel
- Insolvent estates and asset recovery
- General commercial and civil litigation
- Breach of contract claims and sale of goods
- Company disputes
- Hire agreements and disputes over motor vehicles
Professional Information
- Member of Chartered Institute of Credit Management
- Member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
- Former President of Leicestershire Junior Lawyers’ Division
- Recommended by the Legal 500 as a Rising Star Lawyer for Contentious Trusts and Probate work