Paula Myers is the National Head of the Will, Trust and Estate Disputes Team at Irwin Mitchell. Specialising in disputes related to wills, trusts, and estates, Paula has expertise in claims for financial provision for various claimants and defendants. Paula is experienced in handling will cases that involve issues of mental incapacity, undue influence, and other validity concerns, as well as cases requiring the construction of terms in a will or trust document. She mainly acts for High Net Worth individuals.

Paula has brought and defended claims in situations where trustees have breached their fiduciary duties. Additionally, Paula represents clients in proprietary estoppel claims, which often involve farming partnerships and substantial property portfolios.

As a qualified mediator, Paula always seeks to mediate disputes but is fully prepared to lead cases to a contested trial if necessary. Recognised as a leading individual Spears and the Tatler advisory list, Paula has also won the Legal 500 Partner of the Year award and led a team that won the STEP award for Private Client Team of the Year in 2021. Paula is featured in the Hall of Fame in Legal 500 and has been included in Citywealth’s Top 100 Lawyers for International Private Client work.

Paula has been a member of STEP since 2011 and served as a committee member on the Yorkshire committee and was an elected member of the STEP Sig for Contentious Estates completed a where she served for two terms and as a as deputy chair and later as chair. In 2019, Paula became a full TEP.