Katharine Riley

Katharine Riley is a Partner and Head of the Will Disputes and Contentious Probate team at Field Seymour Parkes LLP in Reading. She trained in the City of London and has over 20 years of experience in complex dispute resolution, specialising in will validity challenges (including testamentary capacity, undue influence, forgery, and fraud), Inheritance Act 1975 claims, executor and trustee disputes, contentious Court of Protection matters, and ADR, particularly mediation.

Katharine is ranked tier one in the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2024 for Private Wealth Disputes in the Thames Valley and is featured in Legal 500 UK. Clients describe her as a 'talented lawyer with an expansive knowledge of litigation' who is 'very experienced and a pleasure to work with'.