Alex Troup KC
Deputy Head of Chambers, Head of Wills & Trusts
Call: 1998
Silk: 2023
Inn: Gray’s Inn
BARRISTER OVERVIEW
Alex is Head of our Wills & Trusts team and is recognised for his impressive chancery practice. He is the only silk ranked in private wealth outside of London in the High Net Worth Guide 2025(opens in new tab).
Alex specialises in contentious probate, trusts and administration of estates, as well as property litigation. He is instructed in disputes over the sale of agricultural land, as well as proprietary estoppel claims. Alex is also adept at handling Court of Protection work and excels in cases concerning statutory wills, contested deputyship applications and lifetime gifts. Alex acts as a mediator and as a representative at mediations.
Areas of expertise
- Contentious probate and administration of estates
- Trusts
- Property litigation
- Court of Protection
- Associated professional negligence claims
- Mediation
In the legal directories, Alex has been described as “exceptional in everything. He is careful, considered and he is at the very top of his game.”, a “formidable advocate”, a “star of probates”, “among the most skilful barristers” and as having “a real commercial brain”.
Alex is a member of the association of Contentious Trust And Probate Specialists (ACTAPS), and the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners (STEP).
Alex is an experienced mediator, having been trained as a mediator with the London School of Mediation in 2015. He has mediated cases across the full spectrum of his practice areas and has a high success rate for achieving settlements. He was one of the panel mediators for the Court of Protection pilot mediation scheme. For full details of Alex’s mediation practice please see here.
Alex lectures extensively in his areas of expertise, mainly to firms of solicitors, law societies and specialist organisations.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Alex frequently acts for farming clients and is experienced in dealing with a wide range of cases involving agriculture and rural affairs, including in particular property disputes, agricultural tenancies, partnership issues, proprietary estoppel claims, contested wills and probate, and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
He is also an experienced mediator.
Alex has been described by peers as an exceptional chancery barrister who is adept at handling Court of Protection work.
He has been instructed in a wide variety of Court of Protection cases, for the most part involving property and affairs disputes, including in particular contested LPA and deputyship applications, applications for authorisation of inter vivos gifts, statutory wills, and cases involving allegations of financial abuse.
Alex is a member of the association of Contentious Trust And Probate Specialists (ACTAPS), and the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners (STEP).
Alex has a thriving chancery practice which includes professional negligence cases relating to his specialist areas of practice, typically involving claims against solicitors, surveyors, architects, executors and trustees. He has spoken at the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association seminars in both London and Bristol.
Alex is a highly regarded chancery barrister who specialises in property litigation.
Some of his property cases overlap with his trust and contentious probate practice, such as proprietary estoppel claims, disputes over the beneficial ownership of property, and challenges to the validity of inter vivos gifts of property. He has appeared in courts and tribunals at all levels in relation to property disputes, including an appearance as junior counsel in the House of Lords in Bettison v Langton [2002] 1 AC 27, a case concerning rights of common
His work also includes disputes over the sale of agricultural land and he regularly acts for agricultural clients and landowners.
Alex has been described by clients as an extremely personable barrister with significant expertise and commercial awareness. He is able to explain technical and complex points in an easy, accessible way.
Alex is Head of our Wills & Trusts team and is recognised for his impressive chancery practice. He is the only silk ranked in private wealth outside of London in the High Net Worth Guide 2025(opens in new tab).
Alex has a superb reputation for working on contentious trusts and probate matters.”
CHAMBERS UK, 2025 HIGH NET WORTH FEEDBACK
Alex’s practice includes both advisory and contentious work relating to trusts, wills and the administration of estates, including claims based on proprietary estoppel and under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. He has recently been successful in the High Court in contesting the validity of a farmer’s will on the ground of testamentary capacity and in an alternative proprietary estoppel claim. Read more here.
Alex is a member of the association of Contentious Trust And Probate Specialists (ACTAPS), and the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners (STEP).
Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Alex frequently acts for farming clients and is experienced in dealing with a wide range of cases involving agriculture and rural affairs, including in particular property disputes, agricultural tenancies, partnership issues, proprietary estoppel claims, contested wills and probate, and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
He is also an experienced mediator.
Court of Protection
Alex has been described by peers as an exceptional chancery barrister who is adept at handling Court of Protection work.
He has been instructed in a wide variety of Court of Protection cases, for the most part involving property and affairs disputes, including in particular contested LPA and deputyship applications, applications for authorisation of inter vivos gifts, statutory wills, and cases involving allegations of financial abuse.
Alex is a member of the association of Contentious Trust And Probate Specialists (ACTAPS), and the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners (STEP).
Professional Negligence
Alex has a thriving chancery practice which includes professional negligence cases relating to his specialist areas of practice, typically involving claims against solicitors, surveyors, architects, executors and trustees. He has spoken at the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association seminars in both London and Bristol.
Real Estate
Alex is a highly regarded chancery barrister who specialises in property litigation.
Some of his property cases overlap with his trust and contentious probate practice, such as proprietary estoppel claims, disputes over the beneficial ownership of property, and challenges to the validity of inter vivos gifts of property. He has appeared in courts and tribunals at all levels in relation to property disputes, including an appearance as junior counsel in the House of Lords in Bettison v Langton [2002] 1 AC 27, a case concerning rights of common
His work also includes disputes over the sale of agricultural land and he regularly acts for agricultural clients and landowners.
Alex has been described by clients as an extremely personable barrister with significant expertise and commercial awareness. He is able to explain technical and complex points in an easy, accessible way.
Wills & Trusts
Alex is Head of our Wills & Trusts team and is recognised for his impressive chancery practice. He is the only silk ranked in private wealth outside of London in the High Net Worth Guide 2025(opens in new tab).
Alex has a superb reputation for working on contentious trusts and probate matters.”
CHAMBERS UK, 2025 HIGH NET WORTH FEEDBACK
Alex’s practice includes both advisory and contentious work relating to trusts, wills and the administration of estates, including claims based on proprietary estoppel and under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. He has recently been successful in the High Court in contesting the validity of a farmer’s will on the ground of testamentary capacity and in an alternative proprietary estoppel claim. Read more here.
Alex is a member of the association of Contentious Trust And Probate Specialists (ACTAPS), and the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners (STEP).