Emma Bryson

Background

About Emma Bryson

Memberships, Awards & Recognition:• Our Contentious Trusts and Estates team in London are recognised in the Legal 500 for 2025 - Testimonial:'Emma Bryson is amiable, confident and has developed a solid technical knowledge. She's an excellent associate.’• Shortlisted for Court of Protection Team of the Year at the British Wills & Probate Awards 2024• Member of the Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA)• Full member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)• Affiliate member of STEP• Accredited Member of the Association of Lifetime Lawyers• Winner of the British Wills and Probate Awards Contentious Wills & Probate Team of the Year in2019• Winner of the British Wills and Probate Awards Court of Protection Team of the Year in 2019• Winner of British Wills and Probate Awards Court of Protection Team of the Year in 2020• Runner up of the British Wills and Probate Awards Contentious Wills & Probate Team of the Year in2020Career Experience- Advising on and making a contested application in the Court of Protection for authority to make a lifetime gift from an incapacitated individual to his wife for £2million- Advising the personal representative of an estate in respect of a large family trust, including issuing an application under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 and seeking an Beddoe Order- Acting for a large charity in defending an application to execute a statutory will, made by the deputy and settling the case in correspondence- Representing the child of a deceased wealthy businessman in a multi-jurisdictional will dispute- Acting for the brother of a deceased in claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 in a highly complex estate with a minor beneficiaries and securing my client a £1.5million settlement- Acting for the husband of the deceased in a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 and settling at a mediation with my client receiving the majority of the estate- Representing the children of the deceased in respect of a mutual will claim- Successfully obtaining a Grant of Letters of Representation for my client on the basis that the deceased passed away intestate, after a will was found and suspected to have been precured by undue influence- Making a successful strike out application and obtaining judgment against a claimant in a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 on the grounds of delay and abuse of process.