Graham Stott
Graham Stott is a former solicitor (2001) and a Notary Public (2007), having worked in high street, City, regional and national firms of solicitors. Graham is also a former soldier and officer who has attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Graham is experienced in the drafting of wills, codicils, trust documents and powers of attorney, disputed wills, contentious probate, intestacy, trust disputes, Inheritance Act claims, TOLATA, proprietary estoppel, equitable accounting, and Court of Protection.
Whilst a solicitor, Graham acted for HNW individuals, company directors, entrepreneurs, non-domiciled/non-resident individuals, PRs, trustees and elderly/vulnerable clients.
Graham also has experience working with wealth preservation teams from national firms of accountants, private banks and the private wealth divisions of high street banks in wealth preservation and succession planning. Graham has acted as an enduring/lasting attorney, a professional executor and a professional trustee.
Graham’s practice includes advisory, drafting, advocacy as well as the conduct of litigation.
Practice Areas
Panel
- Q&A Panel
Qualified Year
- 2001
Membership
- Notaries Society
- Chancery Bar Association
- Court of Protection Practitioners Association
- Family Law Bar Association
- Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners
- Solicitors for the Elderly
- Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists
Education
- STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Notarial Practice
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- LLB (Hons)
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Q&As
Can an executor named in a Will act if IVA discharged pre-death?
Apart from minors and those lacking mental capacity, a testator is, in principle, generally free to choose any executor. That said, a court is unlikely to grant representation to a bankrupt or insolvent individual, save where the testator was aware of the bankruptcy when naming that executor in the Will. At present, there is no bar on appointing a personal representative who has been discharged from bankruptcy or insolvency, this extends to someone released from an individual voluntary arrangement. Refer to Practice Note: Definition of a personal representative, particularly the section ‘Bankruptcy and PRs’ for further guidance and detailed discussion on this...
Private Client
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