Alexandra Rogers
Managing Associate
Career & Experience
Alexandra specialises in resolving disputes about inheritance and trusts for individuals, charities and corporate trustees. She seeks to identify clients’ objectives early on and then works with them to design a strategy to achieve or even exceed those objectives.
Much of Alexandra’s work involves untangling multiple issues, identifying problems that require resolution with other parties and offering practical solutions. Alexandra finds it rewarding to support clients during a difficult episode in their lives and to secure their desired outcome.
Alexandra works closely with her colleagues in our UK and International Tax and Trusts teams, Agriculture team and Mental Capacity team, drawing on their complementary experience to provide a seamless service to clients.
Outside of work Alexandra enjoys painting, hiking around the south west coast and dragon boat racing on the Exe.
Accolades
- Full member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
- Affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
- Undertaking STEP diploma in Trusts and Estates
- Training Coordinator for Legacy and Trust Dispute team
Alexandra Rogers
Managing Associate
Career & Experience
Alexandra specialises in resolving disputes about inheritance and trusts for individuals, charities and corporate trustees. She seeks to identify clients’ objectives early on and then works with them to design a strategy to achieve or even exceed those objectives.
Much of Alexandra’s work involves untangling multiple issues, identifying problems that require resolution with other parties and offering practical solutions. Alexandra finds it rewarding to support clients during a difficult episode in their lives and to secure their desired outcome.
Alexandra works closely with her colleagues in our UK and International Tax and Trusts teams, Agriculture team and Mental Capacity team, drawing on their complementary experience to provide a seamless service to clients.
Outside of work Alexandra enjoys painting, hiking around the south west coast and dragon boat racing on the Exe.
Accolades
- Full member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
- Affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
- Undertaking STEP diploma in Trusts and Estates
- Training Coordinator for Legacy and Trust Dispute team
Expertise
- Resolving trust and probate disputes for individuals, charities and trust companies
- Claims relating to the construction and validity of wills and trust documents - often involving questions of capacity, undue influence and fraud
- Inheritance Act claims
- Actions by or against executors and trustees including claims for breach of duty
- Claims relating to disputed lifetime transactions that affect the value of an estate or trust
- Claims based on a proprietary estoppel
- Professional negligence claims
