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A day in the life of ... Ally Tow
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What is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis?
As head of probate disputes at
Boyes Turner LLP I do not have a typical day. My days can vary from meeting with clients and taking instructions or perhaps witness statements to drafting relevant letters of claim or letters of response attending court hearings and/or liaising with barristers over claims.
How long have you been in this role and what brought you here?
I have only been head of probate disputes for about the last two years. When I qualified in 1996 I dealt with all family cases including probate disputes but over the years began to specialise more and more just in probate disputes.
Any memorable stories from your career so far?
I have been very fortunate to have a varied and detailed career dealing with far too many clients’ cases to mention. However my first application to remove a trustee is particularly memorable as my client and her two brothers got into a physical fight whilst waiting for a court hearing to start! More recently I have been involved in a...
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