Lisa Cox - Senior Associate

Lisa is a Senior Associate in our Private Wealth Disputes team.

Lisa deals with Private Wealth Disputes, primarily estate, trust and inheritance disputes, including claims relating to the validity, construction and rectification of Wills, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975, proprietary estoppel claims, and executor disputes.

Lisa began her career as a paralegal dealing with contentious trust and probate, and court of protection matters, with a Legal 500 regional firm in 2016, and subsequently qualified as a solicitor in 2020, specialising in the same. She advised one of the successful Defendants in the case of James v Scudamore [2023] EWHC 996 (Ch), the leading case on the doctrine of laches and assisted on the cases of Clitheroe v Bond [2021] EWHC 1102 (Ch) [2022] and EWHC 2203 (Ch) and Wrangle v Brunt [2020] EWCH 1784 (Ch), [2021] 1WLUK 332. Whilst Lisa has acted in reported cases, she has also successfully settled many claims before they reach this stage through mediation.

Lisa is an Associate Member of ACTAPS and a member of the Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA).

Lisa’s clients describe her as having a pragmatic and strategic approach to disputes, delivering practical and succinct advice to reach a resolution as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.

Private Wealth disputes are complex, and there are rarely ever two identical claims. They are also, by their nature, highly personal and emotional, and Lisa enjoys helping make such a difficult time easier for my clients.

Outside of work, Lisa danced competitively for 22 years worldwide, ranking in the top 10 at the World Championships in Sweden and a double American champion. She has since hung up her dancing shoes and can usually be found in the kitchen experimenting with new recipes or stuck in a book.