Official Solicitor

The Official Solicitor is willing to extract grants of administration (with or without will annexed), and to accept appointment as trustee, judicial trustee, and guardian of minor's estates, where failure to do so would result in an injustice. He needs to be satisfied that there is no other suitable person willing and able to undertake this job, and it is necessary for the court to authorise or, with his consent, appoint him to do this.

Please see the introductory notes on the manner in which the division of work between the Public Trustee and the Official Solicitor will be handled. In particular, please note that neither the Official Solicitor nor the Public Trustee will accept appointment unless satisfied that the "last resort" critria are met. Please remember that ALL requests for assistance with new matters should be directed in the first instance to General Enquiries marked Estates and Trusts. Examples (which are not exhaustive) are shown in the navigation box on the right hand side of this page