Bethany undertakes work across a range of areas, including General Commercial Litigation, Contentious Probate, Commercial and Residential Property Litigation, Professional Negligence and IP.
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Bethany is an experienced Associate in our Dispute Resolution team, specialising in the resolution of disputes about trusts, estates and professional negligence.
Bethany is chair of the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility committee and sits on the Graduate Recruitment committee.
Experience
Bethany's practice is predominately focused on disputes which can arise in relation to trusts, estates and claims against professionals and/or insurance companies. This includes:
- Will validity disputes
- Applications under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
- Claims for proprietary estoppel
- Alleged breaches of trust
- The contested removal of executors
- Claims under Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996, including challenging ownership shares and all dealings with co-owned property
- Professional negligence claims including (but not exclusively) in relation to the preparation of Wills and trusts
Bethany also has a strong grounding in all matters of commercial litigation including intellectual property disputes, claims for interference with property rights, and director/shareholder disputes.
Recent cases
- Successfully pursued a claim for a common intention constructive trust recovering the beneficial interest plus costs.
- Assisted with a recent successful claim against a solicitor for negligent advice in relation to an asset protection trust, recovering over £200,000.
Memberships & accolades
- Associate Member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate (ACTAPS) since 2023
- Member of the Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA)
- Legal 500 Named Individual 2024
- Women's Lawyer Division (North East) Committee member
- Business and Property Court Forum Committee member
- Chair of the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee
- Graduate Recruitment Committee member
Outside of the office
Outside of work, Bethany enjoys going to the theatre, walks on the beach and wine tasting.
Bethany qualified on 24th December 2020.
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“Bethany Herbertson stands out as a very accomplished solicitor who is a delight to work with.
“Bethany Herbertson is up and coming. Very nice to work with and works very hard for her clients
“I was impressed at how readily grasped the issues in the case and showed such commitment throughout. I particularly appreciated the steadiness and reassurance that you were able to give me through your experience and expertise. I always felt confident that the case was in the most capable hands. I will always be very grateful to you, and to Bethany.
“To be honest, I really cannot suggest anything that might improve the great service we consistently receive from Bethany Herbertson. Even though Bethany was clearly working under a lot of pressure she still continued to provide great service to us in our civil court matters, debt recovery and assisting with a long and difficult mediation process.
“Very satisfied! Bethany Herbertson was very sensitive to what we were going through, could not thank her enough for what she done for us.
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