Ashley Blood-Halverson

CONTENTIOUS PROBATE AND INHERITANCE

Ashley acts in disputes over wills and estates, including challenges to a will’s validity and claims for reasonable financial provision. Her work covers:

• Will challenges on grounds of lack of capacity, undue influence and improper execution.
• Inheritance Act 1975 claims, including by adult children, cohabitees and spouses.
• Disputes arising from homemade wills and wills signed shortly before death.

Her reported work includes Ginger v Mickleburgh [2026] EWHC 100 (Ch), a will challenge on the grounds of insane delusions and fraudulent calumny.

TRUSTS AND ESTATES

Ashley advises executors, trustees and beneficiaries on disputes arising in the administration of estates and trusts, including:

• Disputes between executors, trustees and beneficiaries.
• Applications to remove an executor or trustee.
• Estate administration problems and breach of trust claims.

She acted in Kars v Brown [2026] EWHC 31 (Fam), a claim against executors for maladministration of an estate. Before coming to the Bar, Ashley worked in beneficiary tracing, giving her a practical grounding in how estates are administered.

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP (TOLATA)

Ashley is experienced in disputes over beneficial ownership of property under TOLATA, particularly following the breakdown of a relationship between unmarried couples, family members or business owners. She also acts for parents and other third parties who need to protect or intervene to assert their interest in a property caught up in divorce financial proceedings.

REAL PROPERTY

Ashley advises and represents clients in boundary disputes, rights of way and easements.

LANDLORD AND TENANT

Ashley acts for landlords and tenants in both commercial and residential matters, including:

• Commercial forfeiture, lease renewals and injunctions.
• Residential possession claims, disrepair counterclaims and tenancy deposit claims.
• Service charge and long lease disputes in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).
• HMO licensing issues and rent repayment orders.

INSOLVENCY

Ashley appears regularly in bankruptcy and insolvency hearings, including applications to set aside statutory demands and annul bankruptcy orders. She worked on the reported case of Singh v Hicken [2018] EWHC 3277 (Ch), which considered the court’s approach to challenges to a trustee in bankruptcy’s fees.