HNW Divorce Litigation - 4th Annual Flagship Conference

The flagship event for the HNW Divorce community bringing you unique perspectives unobtainable elsewhere.

21st November 2024 | In-person | One Whitehall Place, London

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Agenda

Registration
09:00

Chair's Opening Remarks
09:30am

Jane Keir, Partner
Kingsley Napley

Jonathan Hilliard KC, Barrister
Wilberforce Chambers

Understanding Non-Court Dispute Resolution
09:40

  • Where are we now in considering non-court options? 
  • Changes to the rules and what they may mean in the long run 
  • How will NCDR over litigation work in practice? 
  • Will this increase costs? Will costs orders be made for non-compliance?
  • Ensuring best practice

Suzanne Todd, Partner
Withers

Nicholas Allen KC , Barrister
29 Bedford Row

Katie Longmate , Partner
Russell Cooke

Lauren Glynn, Counsel
Carey Olsen

Bethany Scarsbrook, Barrister
St John's Chambers

Highlighting Recent Updates and Developments in Prenup Agreements
10:35

  • Case updates over the last 12 months 
  • International prenups 
  • Litigating prenups drafted immediately after Radmacher 
  • Reconciliation contracts 

Christopher Pocock KC, Barrister
1KBW

Sital Fontenelle, Partner and Head of Family
Kingsley Napley

Edward Floyd, Partner
Farrer & Co

Emily Brand, Partner and Head of Family
Boodle Hatfield

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:20

Navigating Claims of Coercive Control, Conduct and Financial Abuse
11:40

  • Should conduct be considered in financial awards? 
  • The impact on family and children 
  • How seriously is it taken by the police? 
  • What does is mean when the CPS take interest in? 
  • The impact it can have on children 
  • Moving forward post-divorce

Elizabeth Hicks, Director
Family Law in Partnership

Lucinda Nicholls, Managing Partner
Nicholls & Nicholls

Simon Sugar, Barrister
1GC

Tracey Beechey, Director, Private Banking
SG Kleinwort Hambros

Exploring International Divorces and Part III
12:25

  • Ramifications of the Potanin Case and the Supreme Court decision 
  • Has the decision made bringing claims more challenging? 
  • Navigating international divorces where sanctions can be present 
  • Consequences beyond Part III 
  • Will London still be considered Divorce Capital of the world? 

Tim Amos KC, Barrister
QEB

Michael Allum, Partner
iFLG

Amanda Trigg, Partner
Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf

Sofia Thomas, Director
Juno Tax

Networking and Lunch Break
13:10

Insights into the Matrimonialisation of Assets
14:00

  • Key lessons from the Standish case 
  • What happens when assets transfer between spouses? 
  • Understanding application of the sharing principal 
  • How much protection does a prenup offer? 
  • The importance of the date of separation in financial cases 

Mark Harper, Partner
Hughes Fowler Carruthers

Tim Bishop KC, Barrister
1 Hare Court

Beverley Morris, Partner and Head of Family Law
Lodders

Kate Lilleyman, Partner
Evelyn Partners

Co-Habitation: Does the Law Need Changing?
14:45

  • Co-habitation rights upon the breakdown of a relationship 
  • Should equal rights be given to co-habiting couples after a certain period of time? 
  • Could a change in government also see a change in these rights? 

Sarah Higgins, Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys

Tom Quinn, Partner
Birketts

Gillian Crandles, Managing Partner
Turcan Connell

Sarah Williams, Partner
Payne Hicks Beach

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:30

Examining Trusts in Divorce
15:50

  • Methods of attacking and defending trusts during litigation 
  • Trust disclosure 
  • Stress-testing against divorce 
  • Steps trustees can take to assist in settlement 
  • Nuptial settlements 

Simon Blain, Partner
Forsters

Emma Hargreaves, Barrister
Serle Court

Louise Woolrich, Partner
Carey Olsen

Private Equity in Divorce Proceedings
16:35

  • Unpacking divorce cases involving private equity and hedge funds 
  • How is it valued in proceedings? 
  • Business values and finding liquidity in proceedings 
  • Disclosing interests and funds

Richard Kershaw, Partner
Hunters Law

Sam Longworth, Partner
Stewarts

Christopher Springett, Partner
Evelyn Partners

Chairs Closing Remarks
17:20

Jane Keir, Partner
Kingsley Napley

Jonathan Hilliard KC, Barrister
Wilberforce Chambers

Networking Drinks Reception Hosted by SG Kleinwort Hambros
17:30

09:00
Registration
09:30am
Chair's Opening Remarks
Jane Keir - Partner - Kingsley Napley
Jonathan Hilliard KC - Barrister - Wilberforce Chambers
09:40
Understanding Non-Court Dispute Resolution
  • Where are we now in considering non-court options? 
  • Changes to the rules and what they may mean in the long run 
  • How will NCDR over litigation work in practice? 
  • Will this increase costs? Will costs orders be made for non-compliance?
  • Ensuring best practice
Suzanne Todd - Partner - Withers
Nicholas Allen KC - Barrister - 29 Bedford Row
Katie Longmate - Partner - Russell Cooke
Lauren Glynn - Counsel - Carey Olsen
Bethany Scarsbrook - Barrister - St John's Chambers
10:35
Highlighting Recent Updates and Developments in Prenup Agreements
  • Case updates over the last 12 months 
  • International prenups 
  • Litigating prenups drafted immediately after Radmacher 
  • Reconciliation contracts 
Christopher Pocock KC - Barrister - 1KBW
Sital Fontenelle - Partner and Head of Family - Kingsley Napley
Edward Floyd - Partner - Farrer & Co
Emily Brand - Partner and Head of Family - Boodle Hatfield
11:20
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:40
Navigating Claims of Coercive Control, Conduct and Financial Abuse
  • Should conduct be considered in financial awards? 
  • The impact on family and children 
  • How seriously is it taken by the police? 
  • What does is mean when the CPS take interest in? 
  • The impact it can have on children 
  • Moving forward post-divorce
Elizabeth Hicks - Director - Family Law in Partnership
Lucinda Nicholls - Managing Partner - Nicholls & Nicholls
Simon Sugar - Barrister - 1GC
Tracey Beechey - Director, Private Banking - SG Kleinwort Hambros
12:25
Exploring International Divorces and Part III
  • Ramifications of the Potanin Case and the Supreme Court decision 
  • Has the decision made bringing claims more challenging? 
  • Navigating international divorces where sanctions can be present 
  • Consequences beyond Part III 
  • Will London still be considered Divorce Capital of the world? 
Tim Amos KC - Barrister - QEB
Michael Allum - Partner - iFLG
Amanda Trigg - Partner - Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf
Sofia Thomas - Director - Juno Tax
13:10
Networking and Lunch Break
14:00
Insights into the Matrimonialisation of Assets
  • Key lessons from the Standish case 
  • What happens when assets transfer between spouses? 
  • Understanding application of the sharing principal 
  • How much protection does a prenup offer? 
  • The importance of the date of separation in financial cases 
Mark Harper - Partner - Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Tim Bishop KC - Barrister - 1 Hare Court
Beverley Morris - Partner and Head of Family Law - Lodders
Kate Lilleyman - Partner - Evelyn Partners
14:45
Co-Habitation: Does the Law Need Changing?
  • Co-habitation rights upon the breakdown of a relationship 
  • Should equal rights be given to co-habiting couples after a certain period of time? 
  • Could a change in government also see a change in these rights? 
Sarah Higgins - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
Tom Quinn - Partner - Birketts
Gillian Crandles - Managing Partner - Turcan Connell
Sarah Williams - Partner - Payne Hicks Beach
15:30
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:50
Examining Trusts in Divorce
  • Methods of attacking and defending trusts during litigation 
  • Trust disclosure 
  • Stress-testing against divorce 
  • Steps trustees can take to assist in settlement 
  • Nuptial settlements 
Simon Blain - Partner - Forsters
Emma Hargreaves - Barrister - Serle Court
Louise Woolrich - Partner - Carey Olsen
16:35
Private Equity in Divorce Proceedings
  • Unpacking divorce cases involving private equity and hedge funds 
  • How is it valued in proceedings? 
  • Business values and finding liquidity in proceedings 
  • Disclosing interests and funds
Richard Kershaw - Partner - Hunters Law
Sam Longworth - Partner - Stewarts
Christopher Springett - Partner - Evelyn Partners
17:20
Chairs Closing Remarks
Jane Keir - Partner - Kingsley Napley
Jonathan Hilliard KC - Barrister - Wilberforce Chambers
17:30
Networking Drinks Reception Hosted by SG Kleinwort Hambros

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