“Samantha Lowe has established herself as one of the United Kingdom’s leading mediators in private wealth and inheritance disputes, bringing together extensive litigation experience with exceptional skill in resolving conflict. Her ability to navigate the legal, commercial and personal complexities of contentious probate, trust and estate disputes has earned the confidence of clients, advisers and fellow professionals alike. Renowned for her balanced judgement, empathy and practical approach, she helps families, businesses and trustees find lasting solutions while preserving relationships wherever possible. Through her dedication to constructive dispute resolution and her outstanding contribution to private wealth mediation, Samantha continues to set a high standard of excellence within the profession.”

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Samantha Lowe is a solicitor, accredited mediator and specialist in private wealth dispute resolution with more than 18 years’ experience in commercial litigation. She is a CEDR Accredited Mediator, ACTAPS qualified and holds the STEP Certificate in International Trust Disputes.

As a mediator with Concentus, Samantha has built a national reputation for resolving highly sensitive disputes involving families, trusts, estates, businesses and agricultural assets. Having conducted more than 500 mediations throughout her career, she is recognised for helping parties reach practical settlements while preserving relationships wherever possible.

What Samantha Lowe Does

Samantha specialises in mediating complex disputes involving:

• Contentious probate claims
• Inheritance Act disputes
• Trust and estate litigation
• Private wealth disputes
• Business succession disputes
• Agricultural and farming partnership disputes
• Constructive trust and proprietary estoppel claims
• Court of Protection disputes
• Inter-generational family disputes
• Inter-faith inheritance disputes
• Shareholder and partnership disputes
• Professional negligence claims
• Land ownership disputes
• Breach of contract claims

Her extensive litigation background allows her to understand both the legal complexities and the personal dynamics that often sit at the heart of inheritance and succession disputes.

Why She Stands Out

Samantha is widely recognised for combining deep legal knowledge with exceptional interpersonal skills. Clients and professional advisers regularly praise her ability to build trust quickly, reduce conflict and guide difficult negotiations towards practical resolutions.

Her particular strength lies in disputes involving families, inherited wealth and privately owned businesses, where legal issues are often intertwined with long-standing personal relationships.

Rather than adopting an adversarial approach, Samantha focuses on helping parties find realistic, commercially sensible and emotionally sustainable outcomes.

Independent Recognition

Samantha is consistently recognised by the UK’s leading independent legal directories.

Legal 500 describes her as:

“An amazing mediator with the right mix of compassion and strength to be empathetic to clients and yet achieve fair settlements. She is particularly focused on private wealth litigation, ranging from contentious probate disputes to complex trusts and estate claims, agricultural disputes and issues surrounding private business ownership.”

Chambers and Partners highlights her as:

“An incredibly pragmatic mediator who immediately builds rapport with clients and is admired for being able to cut through the detail and bring about a deal.”

She has also been described by clients and fellow professionals as:

“Very personable, forward-thinking and has huge levels of emotional intelligence. Her experience and knowledge make her a truly wonderful mediator.”

Another client commented:

“She has a firm but fair approach. She assists the parties to find a resolution and is able to think outside the box.”

Experience in Private Wealth Mediation

Samantha has developed particular expertise in disputes involving significant estates, trusts, family businesses and agricultural assets. Her knowledge of succession planning, trustee duties and business ownership enables her to understand the commercial realities that frequently underpin family disagreements.

She is also recognised in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide as one of only a small number of specialist trust mediators in the UK.