Solicitor Advice for Probate Disputes and Stalled Estates
Work directly with Justin Patten to understand your position and move estate administration forward, with an agreed scope and fixed fee.
Prefer to speak? 01279 215580 Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm.
Prefer email? Email Justin at advice@human-law.co.uk. An enquiry does not commit you to payment.
Work Directly with Justin Patten
A practising solicitor with more than 20 years’ experience in dispute resolution and private-client law. Justin personally carries out your document review and consultation.
Human Law’s fixed-fee probate approach was covered in Today’s Wills & Probate.
Justin Patten
Solicitor · Human Law
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Hello, my name is Justin Patten and I'm a solicitor and principal at Human Law.
When you have a probate dispute, it's difficult, it's emotional and particularly if you're an executor, you're concerned about how things are going to work out and what your responsibilities and potential liabilities are.
At Human Law, what we do is we try and help you identify what is causing the problem and then get you to a solution as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.
These kind of matters are not easy, but you can be rest assured that we're experienced. We're confident that you'll be able to get a solution without necessarily having to go to court.
If you have any further questions or concerns, by all means email me and I will do my best to give you a concise reply. We look forward to hearing from you.
What Is Holding the Estate Up?
Executor disagreements
A co-executor will not act, respond or sign.
A blocked property sale
Disagreement over price, offers or completion.
Requests for estate accounts
What to provide and how to respond.
A probate caveat
A Grant is blocked or a warning needs attention.
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A Clear First Step
Stage 01: Dispute Assessment & Action Plan
- Document reviewUp to 40 selected core pages.
- Direct consultation30 minutes with Justin.
- Written Action PlanTwo pages on the issue, evidence, approach, pathway and costs.
View a complete sample Action Plan →
After assessment, we offer an overall fixed fee where the work can be defined, or a fixed next stage with an explained overall budget. You approve the scope and price before further work begins.
What happens after your enquiry? We first check whether Human Law can help. If Stage 01 is suitable and you wish to proceed, we confirm the scope, £480 fee including VAT and terms of business, then arrange payment and explain which documents to send and how to send them. We then arrange your consultation with Justin and provide your written Action Plan.
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What Clients Say
“Justin has a calm professional manner, we would highly recommend him.”
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Tell Justin What Is Stuck
Call 01279 215580 · Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm.
Discuss whether Human Law can help and how the fixed fees work.