Renowned for his knowledge, hard work for his clients and recent campaigning work against predatory marriages, Andrew is a Partner at Rothley Law specialising in Wills, Trusts and Estates disputes.
Andrew is directory reviewed as “Driven for success” – Legal 500. He also won “Practitioner of the Year” at the British Wills and Probate Awards 2025.
An authoritative voice in his field, Andrew has been sought out for comment on national news, radio and television (Channel 5’s Inheritance Wars). He is well known for campaigning work in relation to predatory marriages, working closely with Fabian Hamilton MP to lobby Parliament.
Professional highlights
- Acting in a claim for reasonable financial provision in an estate worth over £100m.
- A v A over the entitlement to administer an Estate. The Applicant was able to obtain a declaration that her marriage was valid, and therefore that the subsequent marriages were bigamous.
- Bullock v Denton which secured the right for reasonable provision from an Estate. This case was the first authority that allowed recovery of success fees.
- Antonio v Williams: the first case to confirm that a court can make an order for reasonable financial provision before a grant of probate has issued.
- Lattimer v Karamanoli regarding the Defence of a summary judgment application involving complex arguments over a predatory marriage and rectification of a will involving an estate worth c£10m. The case received widespread media coverage.
- Langley v Qin regarding a claim to overturn a will related to capacity, predatory marriage and undue influence
- McCauley v McCauley regarding a claim for financial provision for an adult child
- Ketttridge v Adams regarding a claim for financial provision for a cohabitee and defending claims of financial abuse
- Howe v Howe relating to a claim for financial provision within a complex and hotly contested estate.
- Kars v Brown regarding a claim for a divorced spouse to receive financial provision and for a declaration of ownership over the matrimonial home