CEDR mediators successfully resolve 89% of disputes.

Mediation is uniquely placed to address the legal, financial, and emotional issues which are at the heart of Trusts, Wills & Probate disputes. Through the use of mediation, parties to disputes are able to reach fair, commercial settlements which allow families to heal and businesses to continue.

CEDR’s mediators are experienced in working with parties to Trust, Wills & Probate disputes with varying levels of complexity, ranging in value from £10,000 to the hundreds of millions.  Here are some examples:

  • Distribution of an estate valued in excess of £20m to children of the deceased.
  • Challenge to a will governing the distribution of an estate worth £150,000 under the intestacy rules by a child to the deceased.
  • High-net worth Family dispute in connection with very large property portfolio £100m.
  • Distribution of over £400 million in assets held in a family trust.
  • Negligence claims against trustees to offshore and onshore trusts.

Submit a request here and a CEDR Client Advisor will be in touch within 3 business hours.

CEDR's 12 Trust, Wills & Probate mediation specialists who are uniquely positioned to help you (see all below).

“The mediator has a very dynamic and proactive approach to mediation. She does not take a back seat but drives the energy and flow of the mediation very effectively. She is extremely well prepared and helped the parties cut through the legal and commercial difficulties and work past entrenchment issues in order to reach a deal which worked for both sides.” - Senior Associate, Sheffield Based Firm

“The conduct of the CEDR staff prior to the mediation and during mediation was great. The responses were very efficient and whenever help was needed, we received it.” - Senior Associate, City Law Firm

I thought the prospect of a settlement was zero. Your skills in dealing with both sides somehow produced a very fair deal … You are very much on the “list”. - Senior Partner, Silver Circle Law Firm

Enquire here to discover more about how a CEDR mediator will help you in your Trusts, Wills & Probate dispute.

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    Heather Allen

    Mediator

    Client Feedback “…calm and measured, and brilliant at dialling down the emotion between parties…” “A winni...

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    Stephen Bate

    Mediator

    Client Feedback “Success was to a large extent due to the skill, expertise and persistence of Stephen. I w...

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    Stephen Boyd

    Barrister and Mediator

    Client Feedback “… a calm, confident and analytical mediator” Overview Stephen Boyd is a practising barris...

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    Julia Burns

    Mediator

    Client Feedback “Julia has a real talent for resolving difficult, complex and emotional disputes. I am end...

  • Gillian Caroe

    Mediator & CEDR Faculty

    Client Feedback “Gillian has a natural ease and confidence in the role of the mediator and superb communic...

  • Eileen Carroll KC (Hon)

    Principal Mediator and Co-Founder

    Client Feedback “She settled the unsettleable” “She led the most effective opening session I have ever see...

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    Abigail Day

    Mediator

    Client Feedback “An incredible choice of mediator, who is extremely bright and able to challenge the parti...

  • Stephen Fielding

    Stephen Fielding

    Barrister & Commercial Mediator

    Client Feedback “After two years of torment we can get on with our lives again, thanks in no small part to...

  • Neil Goodrum

    Mediator

    Client Feedback “He got to the nub of the issues very quickly and painlessly”  Languages English Overview ...

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    Mandy Lenton

    Mediator

    Client Feedback “absolutely fantastic from start to finish. [Mandy] is a top-class communicator, a brillia...

  • Nick Pearson

    Mediator

    Client Feedback “His interventions were always to the point and I felt that the parties recognised and val...

  • Eve Pienaar

    Mediator

    Client Feedback “Excels on the commercial mediation stage and is commended for her great talent in de-esca...

  • Joe Shammah

    Mediator

    Client Feedback “Tenacious and dedicated to the cause of settlement” Overview Joe Shammah has been a pract...

  • Kevin Smyth

    Kevin Smyth

    Full Time Mediator & Solicitor

    Client Feedback: “…sensible, thoughtful and finally managed to broker an agreement when initially the part...

Understanding TWP Mediation Podcast

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Listen to the podcast below from our BetterConflicts series which offers practical insight for lawyers and parties on Trust, Wills & Probate mediation. The Podcast, hosted by CEDR's Ben Thomson, features Dawn Goodman Senior Counsel at Withersworldwide, Lauren McGuirl, Director of Commercial Dispute Services at CEDR and Nick Pearson, a CEDR Chambers mediator.

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