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Taylor&Emmet LLP is one of the leading and most successful law firms in the South Yorkshire region, a position it has held for nearly 150 years.
This success has been achieved by delivering the highest quality legal advice to business and private clients, many of whom have remained with the firm for generations.
To maintain this enviable position, we have invested significantly in the business in recent years, in terms of our geographic location, number of offices, technology and the quality and ability of our people.
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We’re here to take care of life’s milestone moments. Our expert solicitors have been delivering the highest quality legal services to private clients for 150 years, with many families remaining loyal for generations.
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Alex is a specialist in our contentious probate department.
Office: Sheffield
Email: alex.watkinson@tayloremmet.co.uk
Alex joined Taylor&Emmet in 2015 after 14 years practising at a local Sheffield firm.
He is a widely recognised expert in Inheritance, Will and Trust disputes and is one of only four solicitors in South Yorkshire who is a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS). He is also heavily involved in the Northern Contentious Probate Solicitors Group.
Alex has a vast wealth of knowledge and experience in this field and acted in the high profile cases of Kershaw v Micklethwaite and others [2010] EWHC506 (CH) – a leading case regarding the removal of Executors and the in case of Lilleyman v Lilleyman [2012] EWHC821 (CH) – a leading case on “short marriage, big money” Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. He is frequently appointed as replacement Personal Representative and Trustee in complex or disputed Trusts and Estates.
In his spare time, Alex enjoys playing and watching a wide variety of sports, particularly football and cricket, expanding his vinyl LP collection and spending time with his family.
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