Kate Salter

Areas of Experience

• Trust and Estate Disputes;
• Court of Protection disputes;
• Professional Negligence;
• Commercial and Contract Disputes; and
• Injunctions.

Contested Probate & Trust Cases

• Acting for members of a HNW family in contested High Court and Court of Protection proceedings;
• Acting for a client in an inheritance dispute where paternity is contested;
• Acting for a minor client in challenging the will of her late father on the grounds of forgery and fraud;
• Acting for a client in a proprietary estoppel and breach of trust claim against his parents in respect of the family business;
• Advising a trustee in a dispute with two co-trustees relating to trust distributions;
• Acting for the defendant in Gupta v Gupta [2018] EWHC 1353 (Ch) in successfully defending the claim bought by his sibling that their mother’s English will was invalid on the grounds of want of knowledge and approval;
• Acting for two clients bringing claims against their deceased father’s former partner and executors of his estate, in a case involving a challenge to three wills on the grounds of lack of capacity and undue influence, alleged forgery of insurance documents, and fraud relating to lifetime financial transactions;
• Acting for an elderly claimant to recover substantial sums taken from her by her daughter in breach of trust;
• Acting for a surviving spouse in successfully settling a 1975 Act claim by a step-child in a high value estate;
• Acting for a minor in successfully settling a 1975 Act claim against the estate of his father, nearly 5 years out of time, negotiating an award equivalent to the entire value of the estate;
• Acting for an individual in defending allegations of undue influence and claims of lack of capacity and want of knowledge in respect of the high value estate of a prominent public figure;
• Acting for an individual in a professional negligence claim against solicitors in respect of his late mother’s will which was not validly executed.

Commercial cases

• Acting for Genting Casinos in successfully defending a claim by international poker player Phil Ivey, recently decided in the Casino’s favour by the Supreme Court (Ivey v Genting Casinos [2017] UKSC 67);
• Acting for the son of a Khazakh businessman in a successful High Court trial to recover over £1 million which had been frozen in a UK account, and successfully defending the High Court decision in the Court of Appeal (JSC BTA Bank v Madiyar Ablyazov [2018] EWCA Civ 1176);
• Acting for Rangers Football Club in various proceedings and contractual disputes with Sports Direct; and
• Achieving a substantial settlement for an individual in a contractual claim against a large retailer relating to an international supermodel.

Publications & Press

• Modernising death: Law Commission’s review of funerary methods (Solicitors Journal, November 2025)
• Disputes about parentage in family and succession cases (Family Law, September 2025)
• Can you contest a will made by someone suffering from dementia? (Spears, October 2021)
• Who died first? When the date of death matters (part 1)  |  Today’s Wills and Probate (August 2019)
• Who died first? When the date of death matters (part 2)  |  Today’s Wills and Probate (August 2019)
• Knowledge approval claim fails because the circumstances surrounding the will were not suspicious (ePrivate Client, June 2019)

Professional Societies & Memberships

• Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists
• The Contentious Trusts Association (Committee Member)
• London Solicitors Litigation Association
• Junior London Solicitors Litigation Association
• Law Society
• Listed as a Citywealth Leader in Contentious Trusts
• Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide 2025 – Associate to watch

What clients and directories say

“Kate Salter already operates at partner level and likely will be made one soon. She is extremely hard working and on top of both the law and the practice.” (The Legal 500, 2026)

“Kate has more experience than many other associates at her level. She is excellent.” (Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide, 2025)

“Kate Salter and Anna Metajder are extremely dedicated and on top of the detail.” (The Legal 500, 2025)

“Kate Salter and Laura Phillips make up a great team.” (The Legal 500, 2025)

“Kate Salter has proven to be an absolute wealth of knowledge regarding our case. Going above and beyond to help me feel supported and looked after. I really can’t speak highly enough of this firm and Kate herself. Her help has saved our home and secured our son’s legal identity. It is life changing help.” (The Legal 500, 2024)

“Kate Salter: clever and effective, works very hard for the client.” (Legal 500 UK 2022)

“Absolutely brilliant. She is calm, which allows for excellent tactical judgement, and she is on top of every detail and really knows her law.” (The Legal 500 UK, 2021)

“A rising star in estates litigation, with good judgement and a commitment to getting results for her client.” (The Legal 500 UK, 2021)

“Kate Salter is great. She works very hard, has great experience, and is a pleasure to work with.” (The Legal 500 UK, 2021)

“Super organised and very knowledgeable about estates and trusts.” (Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide, 2020)

“Building up a fantastic reputation in this field.” (Legal 500 UK, 2020)