Chris Gambs

Associate Solicitor

T 023 9236 4951

M 07464 489 480

E chrisgambs@coffinmew.co.uk

Specialisms

Disputed wills and estates
Executor disputes / removal
Disputes trusts
Disputes in relation to decisions affecting vulnerable persons

Specialisms

Disputed wills and estates
Executor disputes / removal
Disputes trusts
Disputes in relation to decisions affecting vulnerable persons

What’s your role?

The death or mental incapacity of a family member is one of the most stressful situations to be faced in life. Where a claim or dispute arises in relation to these issues and legal assistance is sought I recognise from both professional and personal experience that sympathetic and clear advice is required.

Our team advises both clients and provides in-house collaborative guidance to the firm’s Wills, Trusts & Probate and Court of Protection teams on wide range of issues, including:

Inheritance Act claims
The validity of wills relating to capacity, execution, undue influence and knowledge and approval
Executor and administration disputes including removal of executors
Last Power of Attorney issues relating to capacity, abuse of position
Rectification of Wills, including advising in relation to Statutory Wills
Beneficial Interest and proprietary estoppel claims

Your experience?

I have over 20 years experience in litigation and dispute resolution. This has been a mix of private client disputes, serious injury and insurance litigation. This has given me a wealth of experience in getting quickly to the heart of a dispute and understanding not only my own client’s position, but also the other parties to drive the claim to a collaborative resolution. Where litigation cannot be avoided my approach is to make sure my clients’ have a clear understanding of the issues and key points are disputed at all times keeping open the option of an agreed resolution.

Delegate:

Contentious Probate and Claims under the 1975 Act, Masterclass – December 2017

ACTAPS seminar – Suspicious Minds: Want of knowledge and approval – March 2018

ACTAPS seminar – Rectifying Wills – May 2018

ACTAPS seminar – Has my grandmother been defrauded? A case study in undue influence, will fraud and disputed property transfer – June 2018

ACTAPS seminar – Sharia forced heirship – succession, human rights

ACTAPS Spring seminar: Aspects of 1975 Inheritance Act Claims – housing / settlement tactics / charities / defining persons treated as “child of the family” / Court of Protection. April 2019

ConTra seminar – Resolving Trust Disputes – September 2018

ConTra seminar – Inheritance Act Claims by Minor Children 2018

Memberships:

ConTra – The Contentious Trust Association

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Testimonials

You were a huge support to me, although you were simply doing your job, it was your warmth, sensitivity and understanding that gave me the confidence to see it through.

Family client, 2018

Before meeting with Chris Gambs, I had lost hope of any resolution to the dispute I had with the executors. Chris was a very calm, but firm presence, which was just what I needed – an iron fist in a velvet glove. Chris very carefully explained the options at all stages, and I completely trusted his discretion on what to concede in order to achieve a positive outcome. I could not have been in better hands, and am very grateful for all Chris’s hard work.

Mrs N

Rachel gave me the best advice for my case, she is a good listener and above all very professional. I would recommend Rachel to anyone, as one of the best lawyers in probate in the UK!

Private Client, 2018

Coffin Mew LLP is ‘a well-established firm and one of the best operators in its area’ and fields a team that has ‘a practical and commonsense approach’. It handles a range of corporate and commercial disputes, including partnership cases and those in the technology, IP and construction areas.

Legal 500, 2019