David McGuire
Principal AssociateBiography
David deals with a wide range of complex corporate and commercial disputes, including claims for breach of contract, shareholder actions, intellectual property disputes and professional negligence claims.
David also has specialist knowledge in disputed wills trusts and estates, including will validity claims and challenges, claims involving the administration of estates, proprietary estoppel, Inheritance Act claims and disputes involving trustees, executors and beneficiaries. He is a member of ConTra, the contentious trusts association, and is a student member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Practitioners (ACTAPS).
David has extensive court and ADR experience, particularly mediation, and is regularly instructed by a variety of clients including high net worth individuals, corporates, insurers and owner managed businesses.
David was named Young Practitioner of the Year at the industry leading British Wills and Probate Awards 2022, together with the wider team winning the Outstanding Employee Experience award.
He is also part of the winning team at the Manchester Legal Awards 2022 for Litigation Team of the Year.
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