We can assist you with:
- Estate planning including drafting Wills, powers of attorney and guardianship appointments
- Disputes regarding Wills and deceased estates (including challenges to the validity of Wills and family provision claims)
- Disputes regarding the actions of attorneys and enduring guardians
- Applications for probate of Wills (including informal Wills) and letters of administration
- Advising executors, administrators and beneficiaries in relation to the administration of deceased estates
- Advice and representation in relation to concerns of elder abuse
Our Expertise
We look forward to welcoming you into our office and assisting you with your succession law needs. We are available by appointment to meet you in our office at your convenience.
Client Reviews
Thank you Philip for helping us to sort through our estate planning. It wasn't an easy task for us but you asked all the relevant questions and we now feel confident of what we have put in place. It is such a relief to know we have it all sorted now and that would not have been possible without your expertise, flexibility and continuous follow up. It was an absolute pleasure working with you and we can not recommend you enough.
Harmony DulieuEstate Planning
What an incredibly thorough, professional and thoughtful Legal team to work with. Philip is an absolute powerhouse and will be unwavering in his commitment to protect his clients. I cannot recommend Philip and the entire Harcourt Partners LLP team highly enough. They were always available, quick to respond and helped me through a very tough time with a deceased estate.
Liam NelsonEstate Planning
Philip is extremely experienced and specialises in wills and estate planning. He knows his stuff inside and out and there wasn't a question that he couldn't answer. He is thorough, patient and diligent and He explained everything to us in a way that was easy for a non lawyer to understand. Philip is very efficient and proactive and turned our wills around very quickly. He is a parent himself and was very accommodating if I ever needed to bring our two young daughters to an appointment. Thank you Philip for all of your help!
Vivian PegramWills & Estate Planning
What an incredibly thorough, professional and thoughtful Legal team to work with. Philip is an absolute powerhouse and will be unwavering in his commitment to protect his clients. I cannot recommend Philip, and the entire Harcourt Partners LLP team highly enough. They were always available, quick to respond and helped me through a very tough time with a deceased estate.
Liam NelsonEstate Planning
I engaged Philip from Harcourt Partners LLP in 2018 to assist me with not only the preparations of my estate planning but and ongoing matter evolving my late mothers estate. Through out the process (which was quite technical and complex at times) Philip, explained and translated all the information for me. Philip and his team where absolutely wonderful! I couldn't have found a better person to assist me in this matter and help me achieve the end outcome. I have the uttermost confidence and trust Philip and his advice, and guidance. I would have no hesitation in recommending his services to anyone wanting to plan their estate or for those with questions and queries in dealing with deceased estates.
Katie DunlopEstate Planning
Philip made things so easy for us, for what is a topic and a process that none of us really want to do!
We met him at a cafe that was convenient for all and had a quick chat and filled in some simple forms, and then voila! Not long later he came to our home to have everything signed and witnessed. He also worked with our Financial Planner behind the scenes to make sure the binding nominations in our Superannuation would be consistent with our Wills.
Highly recommended for great service and expertise.
Charlotte KirtonEstate Planning
Philip is amazing. A consummate professional yet so personable and accommodating. He took time to understand our situation and after thorough consideration outlined options that we were previously unaware of but were a great fit. He delivered everything as promised and went above and beyond. Can not recommend enough!
Vi AnaEstate Planning
This was a task that we had been needing to complete for years but never managed to finalise. Thankfully once we got down to task, Philip made it an efficient and easy process. He always had our best interests at heart and went above and beyond what was required to help us get everything in order. We would highly recommend his services.
Jasper FletcherEstate Planning
Philip was very thorough and pleasant to deal with in the planning of our wills and estate documents. He was also able to come to us, which made it so much easier with two young kids. Highly recommend him!
Piper NewtonWills & Estate Planning
Great Service, very easy and explained every step of the way. Would recommend Philip to anyone!
Benjamin ClarkeWills & Estate Planning
Extremely professional advice from a very skillful and thorough lawyer who actually make wills fun (sort of)!
William MackWills & Estate Planning
Philip provides a very thorough, personal service. A very welcome contrast to a previous experience with a larger firm.
Andrea LaiWills & Estate Planning
What an incredibly thorough, professional and thoughtful Legal team to work with. Philip is an absolute powerhouse and will be unwavering in his commitment to protect his clients. I cannot recommend Philip and the entire Harcourt Partners LLP team highly enough. They were always available, quick to respond and helped me through a very tough time with a deceased estate.
Liam NelsonCONTESTED WILLS & ESTATES
I engaged Philip from Harcourt Partners LLP in 2018 to assist me with not only the preparations of my estate planning but and ongoing matter evolving my late mothers estate. Through out the process (which was quite technical and complex at times) Philip, explained and translated all the information for me. Philip and his team where absolutely wonderful! I couldn't have found a better person to assist me in this matter and help me achieve the end outcome. I have the uttermost confidence and trust Philip and his advice, and guidance. I would have no hesitation in recommending his services to anyone wanting to plan their estate or for those with questions and queries in dealing with deceased estates.
Katie DunlopCEOCONTESTED WILLS & ESTATES
I need to publicly express my gratitude to Philip and his team in helping throughout a very long and tedious matter. We were thrown into a situation that we would never of expected, the sudden death of my Dad, who was still so young. A beloved Father, father in law and Grandad.
Instead of being able to come to terms with our sudden loss and grieve we were the unfortunate victims of someone else’s greed and selfishness. The last thing that one needs when dealing with a death of a family member is the legal implications that unfortunately followed.
Philip and the team at Harcourt Partners LLP had a caring and compassionate nature that would have been unprecedented, and whilst one would argue it’s ‘just a job’ for Philip, he definitely went out of his way and showed that he and his team genuinely cared about our situation and outcome.
Philip and his team are the ultimate iron fist with a silk glove. Firm and forceful when they need to be and soft and careful when necessary. We really felt that you cared for us, and that we weren’t just another case for you and your team.
Further your legal insight and knowledge proved helpful and accurate at all times throughout the case. I will be eternally grateful for all of your help, long hours & late nights. Your business acumen, attention to detail with a hands on approach made the difficult tasks look easy, you all have been a class act! Whilst the process was stressful… we had faith & trust that you were in our corner and prepared to go the extra mile. It didn’t go unnoticed when you often worked all night and all weekend on our case, and I can’t help to think that not everyone would have been prepared to do this for us and our matter.
Thank you again, anyone looking for an absolute professional shouldn’t look past Philip and his team at Harcourt Partners LLP.
Kat HollandCONTESTED WILLS & ESTATES