Sharon is a solicitor specialising in disputes concerning estates and trusts. She is a member of the Wills, Trusts and Estates team.

Sharon represents both claimants and defendants in disputes arising from contentious probate and trust matters such as challenges to the validity of wills, the removal of executors and trustees, disputes in estate administration and claims for financial provision pursuant to the Inheritance (Provision for Family Dependants) Act 1975.

Experience:

• Will validity dispute – represented a client in bringing a challenge to the validity of a deceased parent’s will on the grounds of undue influence and fraudulent calumny with a history of misappropriation by their sibling of the deceased’s funds during lifetime
• Inheritance Act claim – negotiated a favourable settlement at mediation in a multi-party dispute for a minor with physical and learning disabilities in a claim on their late parent’s estate
• Administration dispute – represented a client in a claim for inventory and account against the personal representative in a highly contentious dispute and recovered costs on the indemnity basis
• Removal of executor – obtained a court order on behalf of the estate beneficiaries to remove a personal representative unwilling to progress estate administration and acting under a conflict of interests
• Trust dispute – represented a client in a trust dispute involving issues of trust accounting and negotiated a settlement

Sharon is a Member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS). Prior to qualifying as a solicitor in England & Wales, she practised as a barrister in Hong Kong. Sharon speaks Cantonese and Mandarin.

Outside of work, Sharon is an art lover and enjoys visiting museums and galleries.