HNW Divorce Litigation - 5th Annual Flagship Conference

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

20th November 2025 | In-person | Hilton London Tower Bridge

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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

Opening Keynote
09:40

Highlighting Recent Updates and Developments in Nuptial Agreements
10:20

  • Case law update for the last 12 months - BI v EN and others 
  • Drafting agreements for co-habitiees 
  • International agreements 

Suzanne Todd, Partner
Withers

Christopher Pocock KC, Barrister
1KBW

Mark Harper, Partner
Hughes Fowler Carruthers

Amy Radnor, Partner
Farrer & Co

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:05

Insights into the Matrimonialisation of Assets
11:25

  • Further ramifications of the Standish Case since the Supreme Court
  • What happens when assets transfer between spouses
  • Understanding application of the sharing principal
  • The importance of the date of separation in financial cases

Lucy Stewart-Gould, Partner
Stewarts

Thomas Harvey, Barrister
1 Hare Court

Tom Quinn, Partner
Birketts

Thomas Rodwell, Managing Director
Rodwell Disputes Advisory

Analysing Cases of Coercive Control & Conduct
12:10

  • When and how conduct becomes relevant in financial remedy claims
  • Understanding the toll that coercive control and take on clients
  • Protection of vulnerable parties in HNW settings
  • Financial abuse and the misuse of wealth as a control mechanism

Elizabeth Hicks, Director
Family Law in Partnership

Lucinda Nicholls, Managing Partner
Nicholls & Nicholls

Dr. Shruthi Guruswamy, Consultant Pshychiatrist

Kate Ryan, Partner
Seddons GSC

Networking and Lunch Break
12:55

Trust Litigation Upon Divorce: What to Consider and What to Avoid
14:00

  • Recent cases and ripple effects
  • Methods of attacking and defending trusts during divorce proceedings
  • Offshore structures and jurisdictional challenges
  • Navigating disclosure and enforcement with offshore structures
  • The role of trustees in financial remedy proceedings

Peter Gillis, Partner
Stephenson Harwood

Fran Hipperson, Partner
Irwin Mitchell

Sarah Higgins, Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys

Roxane Reiser, Barrister
Wilberforce

Discussing Financial Claims on a Foreign Divorce
14:45

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:30

Understanding UHNW Matters: Private Equity, Venture Capital & Hedge Funds in Divorce Proceedings
15:50

  • Unpacking divorce cases involving private equity and hedge funds
  • Business values and finding liquidity in proceedings
  • How the FIG regime impacts clients

Richard Kershaw, Partner
Hunters Law

Navigating Navigating Non-Court Disputes Resolution
16:35

  • How NCDR is practiced 18 months under the new rules
  • Which forum of NCDR is most appropriate for your case
  • Comparing and contrasting NCDR and litigation
  • Privacy and reputation matters to consider if your case goes to trial

Katie Longmate , Partner
Russell Cooke

Claire Yorke, Partner
Mishcon de Reya

Tim Maltin, Managing Partner
Maltin PR

Chairs Closing Remarks
17:20

Jane Keir, Partner
Kingsley Napley

Jonathan Hilliard KC, Barrister
Wilberforce Chambers


09:00
Registration
09:30am
Chair's Opening Remarks
Jane Keir - Partner - Kingsley Napley
Jonathan Hilliard KC - Barrister - Wilberforce Chambers
09:40
Opening Keynote
10:20
Highlighting Recent Updates and Developments in Nuptial Agreements
  • Case law update for the last 12 months - BI v EN and others 
  • Drafting agreements for co-habitiees 
  • International agreements 
Suzanne Todd - Partner - Withers
Christopher Pocock KC - Barrister - 1KBW
Mark Harper - Partner - Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Amy Radnor - Partner - Farrer & Co
11:05
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:25
Insights into the Matrimonialisation of Assets
  • Further ramifications of the Standish Case since the Supreme Court
  • What happens when assets transfer between spouses
  • Understanding application of the sharing principal
  • The importance of the date of separation in financial cases
Lucy Stewart-Gould - Partner - Stewarts
Thomas Harvey - Barrister - 1 Hare Court
Tom Quinn - Partner - Birketts
Thomas Rodwell - Managing Director - Rodwell Disputes Advisory
12:10
Analysing Cases of Coercive Control & Conduct
  • When and how conduct becomes relevant in financial remedy claims
  • Understanding the toll that coercive control and take on clients
  • Protection of vulnerable parties in HNW settings
  • Financial abuse and the misuse of wealth as a control mechanism
Elizabeth Hicks - Director - Family Law in Partnership
Lucinda Nicholls - Managing Partner - Nicholls & Nicholls
Dr. Shruthi Guruswamy - Consultant Pshychiatrist -
Kate Ryan - Partner - Seddons GSC
12:55
Networking and Lunch Break
14:00
Trust Litigation Upon Divorce: What to Consider and What to Avoid
  • Recent cases and ripple effects
  • Methods of attacking and defending trusts during divorce proceedings
  • Offshore structures and jurisdictional challenges
  • Navigating disclosure and enforcement with offshore structures
  • The role of trustees in financial remedy proceedings
Peter Gillis - Partner - Stephenson Harwood
Fran Hipperson - Partner - Irwin Mitchell
Sarah Higgins - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
Roxane Reiser - Barrister - Wilberforce
14:45
Discussing Financial Claims on a Foreign Divorce
15:30
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:50
Understanding UHNW Matters: Private Equity, Venture Capital & Hedge Funds in Divorce Proceedings
  • Unpacking divorce cases involving private equity and hedge funds
  • Business values and finding liquidity in proceedings
  • How the FIG regime impacts clients
Richard Kershaw - Partner - Hunters Law
16:35
Navigating Navigating Non-Court Disputes Resolution
  • How NCDR is practiced 18 months under the new rules
  • Which forum of NCDR is most appropriate for your case
  • Comparing and contrasting NCDR and litigation
  • Privacy and reputation matters to consider if your case goes to trial
Katie Longmate - Partner - Russell Cooke
Claire Yorke - Partner - Mishcon de Reya
Tim Maltin - Managing Partner - Maltin PR
17:20
Chairs Closing Remarks
Jane Keir - Partner - Kingsley Napley
Jonathan Hilliard KC - Barrister - Wilberforce Chambers

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