Biography
David Tomlin is an associate in the wills & inheritance disputes team.
David advises private individuals and charities in relation to matters arising out of contentious wills, trusts and estates and also in relation to contentious court of protection matters.
David advises individuals, executors, trustees, and charities, assisting them with any contentious issues that arise in trust or estate administration. This may involve claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, challenges to the validity of a will, proprietary estoppel claims, constructive trust and resulting trust claims, executor/beneficiary disputes, challenges to lifetime gifts, construction/rectification of a will and professional negligence.
David joined the firm in 2019 as a trainee solicitor before qualifying as a solicitor in September 2021.
David had a successful career in the Oil & Gas industry before changing to law, working for a large multinational corporation. He became the Construction Operations Supervisor after having worked offshore on many international projects for a number of years.
David studied for his law degree during his time in the Oil & Gas industry after having successfully completing his first degree in Marine Geography at Cardiff University. David completed the LPC and MSc in Law, Business and Management at the University of Law.
David is a member of Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA).
Relevant experience
Private client: Advising beneficiaries of an estate in defending a high value claim brought under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
Private client: Successful removal of executors where they have been unfit to act and delayed the administrator of the estate.
Private client: Advising claimants in a professional negligence claim against former professional advisers.
Private client: Advising independent administrator through complex litigation, including a removal application.
Private client: Advising claimants in high value proprietary estoppel claim.
