About Lewis
Lewis Hastie joined BRM in August 2023 with more than 14 years’ post-qualified experience, specialising predominantly in contentious probate cases and acting in contentious Court of Protection proceedings.
Lewis is an experienced solicitor dealing in private disputes and acting mainly for individuals.
He studied law at Warwick University from 2002 to 2005 and completed the Legal Practice Course at the University of Sheffield in 2006. He qualified as a solicitor in 2009 with Spearing Waite in Leicester.
For the majority of his career, he has worked in the East Midlands, most recently at Shakespeare Martineau (2014-2017) and at Nelsons (2017 – 2023) where he rose to Legal Director.
Lewis served as Vice President (2009) and President (2010) of Leicestershire Junior Lawyers’ Division. He also delivered training sessions to the Nottinghamshire Law Society and has been an active participant in ACTAPS (Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Solicitors) events and CoPPA (Court of Protection Practitioners Association) meetings.
Specialism
Lewis Hastie deals predominantly with contested wills, Inheritance Act claims for disappointed beneficiaries, disputes between executors, applications to Court for will validity and rectification.
He also deals with trusts disputes, TOLATA claims and disputes over property ownership as well as general civil claims.
Lewis is a specialist in Court of Protection proceedings and has acted for many individuals in disputes concerning both property and affairs and health and welfare issues. He has represented protected parties on instruction from their litigation friend and has acted also in deputyship/attorney disputes and applications for approval of gifts, expenses and litigation on behalf of protected parties. He has experience of freezing injunctions and appeals.
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Outside of work, Lewis is a busy father to two daughters. He enjoys spending time with his wife and children and, time permitting, a variety of sports including skiing, running, cycling, golf and following the fortunes of Sheffield Wednesday. He enjoys visiting the Peak District. Lewis also plays the guitar and is thankful to his family for putting up with the noise.
