Introducing No Win, No Fee legacy disputes — an innovative legal funding option for the charity sector.
With contentious probate disputes on an upward curve, legacy income is coming under serious threat. This can present a conundrum for trustees. While they have a duty to protect vital funding, they must equally take care not to risk further resources fighting a losing battle.
Although there is no magic wand solution, one practical risk reduction measure open to charities is to retain solicitors to defend the legacy dispute on a No Win – No Fee basis.
The attraction of No Win – No Fee funding is that if the charity fails to achieve a successful outcome, it will not be left facing a substantial legal bill from its own lawyers.
Put simply, if the charity does not ‘win’ the dispute, then we will not charge for the work we have carried out.
No Win – No Fee funding is therefore particularly attractive to trustees who are concerned about fulfilling their duty to limit the charity’s exposure to legal costs.
No Win – No Fee funding is rarely offered to charities dealing with a legacy dispute and we believe that we are one of just a handful of contested probate specialists offering charities this form of funding.
We are able to undertake legacy dispute work on a No Win – No Fee basis because:
- We have so many years’ experience in operating this form of funding for various types of litigation; and
- We are inheritance disputes experts and trust our own judgement and ability to obtain a positive outcome.
In addition to dealing with legacy disputes on a No Win – No Fee basis, we are also willing to consider No Win – No Fee funding for other contentious probate services that charities require, such as applications to remove an executor, applications for an account, and disputes involving rectification, interpretation or construction.
When dealing with a matter on a No Win – No Fee basis on behalf of a charity it is very important for us and for you to be absolutely clear about what outcomes will constitute a ‘win’. We will therefore start by assessing the case free of charge, before going on to discuss your expectations and objectives with you and explaining how No Win – No Fee funding will operate in your particular case.
If you would like to talk to us about No Win – No Fee legacy disputes and how this method of funding can work for you and your charity, then contact us by emailing [email protected] or phoning us free on 0333 888 0439.
