The 3rd Annual HNW Divorce Next Gen Summit

The key event for Next Gen family practitioners on the path to leadership.

In-Person | 13th March 2025 | Central London

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Agenda

Registration
9.00am

Co-Chairs' Opening Remarks
9.30am

Jennifer Dickson, Partner
Withers

Max Turnell, Barrister
1KBW

Analysing Asset Matrimonialisation and its Implications on Family Law
9.40am

  • Legal implications and precedents set by the Standish Case 
  • The impact of this case on financial remedies in divorce cases 
  • How the judgment has influenced division of assets, particularly in HNW cases 

Thomas Harvey, Barrister
1 Hare Court

Lauren Deane, Partner
Hughes Fowler Carruthers

Navigating Conduct and its Impact in Proceedings and Settlements
10.20am

  • How conduct is factored into divorce settlements, particularly in relation to financial misconduct 
  • Assessing the relevance of personal behavior vs. financial behavior in high net worth divorces 
  • Strategies for presenting or defending against allegations of misconduct 

Eri Horrocks, Senior Associate
Hunter's Law

Darren Hark, Senior Associate
Sinclair Gibson

Katie Parkes, Senior Associate
Payne Hicks Beach

Joe Rainer, Barrister
QEB

Networking & Refreshment Break
11.00am

Managing Non-Court Dispute Resolution
11.20am

  • How NCDR has impacted the litigation process and timelines for divorce cases 
  • Shifts in legal strategy post-reform: opportunities and challenges 
  • Practical advice for navigating divorce settlements under the NCDR framework 
  • Implications of the no-fault divorce law for high net worth divorces 

Alexandra Lukanova, Associate
Russell Cooke

Sarfraz Ali , Senior Associate
Withers

Sarah Dodds, Senior Associate
Kingsley Napley

Understanding the Roll of Costs in Proceedings
12.00pm

  • Best practices for managing legal costs in complex, high net worth divorce cases 
  • Key strategies for recovering costs: when and how to apply for cost orders 
  • The pros and cons of fixed fees vs. hourly rates in matrimonial finance work 
  • How costs orders differ in arbitration, mediation, and court proceedings 

Thomas Pavey, Partner
Vaitilingam Kay

Joshua Moger, Partner
Fladgate

Networking & Lunch
12.40pm

Roundtable Discussions
1.40pm

During this session you'll have the opportunity to select your choice of topics to build an agenda that best suits your practice, with three roundtable discussions on key HNW Divorce matters.

Choose which discussion you’d like to take part in with your peers. There will then be a second 40 minute session where you will choose one of the discussions you did not take part in at the 1:40pm session.

Co-Habitation - Hosted by Pump Court Chambers and Birketts

  • Legal distinctions between cohabitation and marriage in terms of property rights 
  • Financial claims available for cohabitees vs. married couples in divorce proceedings 
  • Determining the date of when a co-habitation began 
  • The role of cohabitation agreements in protecting assets before and during relationships 

Laura Tanguay, Legal Director
Birketts

Samara Brackley, Barrister
Pump Court Chambers

Company Valuation in Divorce Proceedings - Hosted by EY

  • Key considerations for valuing businesses and shareholdings in divorce settlements 
  • How to handle complex corporate structures and private equity holdings in valuation 
  • The role of forensic accountants and valuation experts in HNW cases 
  • Practical tips for presenting and challenging business valuations in court 

Sandra Mossios, Partner
EY

Gina Navato, Director
EY

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


Networking & Refreshment Break
3.50pm

Wealth Protection & Prenups: Tactics to Consider and Pitfalls to Avoid
4.10pm

  • The enforceability of pre and postnuptial agreements in high net worth divorces 
  • Key considerations for drafting and negotiating robust prenups 
  • How courts assess the fairness of prenups: balancing autonomy vs. equity 

Grace Lawrence, Senior Associate
Family Law in Partnership

Amy Radnor, Partner
Farrer & Co

Examining Matters of Schedule 1
4.50pm

  • An overview of Schedule 1 applications and their relevance for unmarried parents 
  • Key considerations for child maintenance, housing, and education provisions 
  • How Schedule 1 claims intersect with high net worth divorce cases 
  • Recent case law developments affecting Schedule 1 applications 

Polly Broad, Associate
Harbottle & Lewis

Co-Chairs' Closing Remarks
5.30pm

9.00am
Registration
9.30am
Co-Chairs' Opening Remarks
Jennifer Dickson - Partner - Withers
Max Turnell - Barrister - 1KBW
9.40am
Analysing Asset Matrimonialisation and its Implications on Family Law
  • Legal implications and precedents set by the Standish Case 
  • The impact of this case on financial remedies in divorce cases 
  • How the judgment has influenced division of assets, particularly in HNW cases 
Thomas Harvey - Barrister - 1 Hare Court
Lauren Deane - Partner - Hughes Fowler Carruthers
10.20am
Navigating Conduct and its Impact in Proceedings and Settlements
  • How conduct is factored into divorce settlements, particularly in relation to financial misconduct 
  • Assessing the relevance of personal behavior vs. financial behavior in high net worth divorces 
  • Strategies for presenting or defending against allegations of misconduct 
Eri Horrocks - Senior Associate - Hunter's Law
Darren Hark - Senior Associate - Sinclair Gibson
Katie Parkes - Senior Associate - Payne Hicks Beach
Joe Rainer - Barrister - QEB
11.00am
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.20am
Managing Non-Court Dispute Resolution
  • How NCDR has impacted the litigation process and timelines for divorce cases 
  • Shifts in legal strategy post-reform: opportunities and challenges 
  • Practical advice for navigating divorce settlements under the NCDR framework 
  • Implications of the no-fault divorce law for high net worth divorces 
Alexandra Lukanova - Associate - Russell Cooke
Sarfraz Ali - Senior Associate - Withers
Sarah Dodds - Senior Associate - Kingsley Napley
12.00pm
Understanding the Roll of Costs in Proceedings
  • Best practices for managing legal costs in complex, high net worth divorce cases 
  • Key strategies for recovering costs: when and how to apply for cost orders 
  • The pros and cons of fixed fees vs. hourly rates in matrimonial finance work 
  • How costs orders differ in arbitration, mediation, and court proceedings 
Thomas Pavey - Partner - Vaitilingam Kay
Joshua Moger - Partner - Fladgate
12.40pm
Networking & Lunch
1.40pm
Roundtable Discussions

During this session you'll have the opportunity to select your choice of topics to build an agenda that best suits your practice, with three roundtable discussions on key HNW Divorce matters.

Choose which discussion you’d like to take part in with your peers. There will then be a second 40 minute session where you will choose one of the discussions you did not take part in at the 1:40pm session.

Co-Habitation - Hosted by Pump Court Chambers and Birketts
  • Legal distinctions between cohabitation and marriage in terms of property rights 
  • Financial claims available for cohabitees vs. married couples in divorce proceedings 
  • Determining the date of when a co-habitation began 
  • The role of cohabitation agreements in protecting assets before and during relationships 

Laura Tanguay - Legal Director - Birketts
Samara Brackley - Barrister - Pump Court Chambers
Company Valuation in Divorce Proceedings - Hosted by EY
  • Key considerations for valuing businesses and shareholdings in divorce settlements 
  • How to handle complex corporate structures and private equity holdings in valuation 
  • The role of forensic accountants and valuation experts in HNW cases 
  • Practical tips for presenting and challenging business valuations in court 

Sandra Mossios - Partner - EY
Gina Navato - Director - EY
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

3.50pm
Networking & Refreshment Break
4.10pm
Wealth Protection & Prenups: Tactics to Consider and Pitfalls to Avoid
  • The enforceability of pre and postnuptial agreements in high net worth divorces 
  • Key considerations for drafting and negotiating robust prenups 
  • How courts assess the fairness of prenups: balancing autonomy vs. equity 
Grace Lawrence - Senior Associate - Family Law in Partnership
Amy Radnor - Partner - Farrer & Co
4.50pm
Examining Matters of Schedule 1
  • An overview of Schedule 1 applications and their relevance for unmarried parents 
  • Key considerations for child maintenance, housing, and education provisions 
  • How Schedule 1 claims intersect with high net worth divorce cases 
  • Recent case law developments affecting Schedule 1 applications 
Polly Broad - Associate - Harbottle & Lewis
5.30pm
Co-Chairs' Closing Remarks

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