Trusts in Divorce: The 3rd Annual Practitioner’s Forum

This conference is unique in bringing together Trust and Family Lawyers for a thorough exploration and analysis of the issues in trusts in divorce.

In-person | 10th February 2026 | Central London

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Agenda

Networking & Registration
09.00

Chairs' Opening Remarks
09.30

Jessica Henson, Partner
Payne Hicks Beach

Abby Buckland, Partner
Kingsley Napley

An Overview of Trusts in Divorce
09.40

  • General update - treatment of trusts upon divorce
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Tactics for both attacking and defending trusts
  • Impacts of Standish  - Matrimonialisation

Analysing Wealth and Trust Protection
10.25

  • Interaction between prenups/postnups and trust structures
  • Drafting considerations for integrated protection
  • Stress Testing and Divorce-Proofing a Trust
  • TOLATA and the rights of unmarried couples

Networking & Refreshment Break
11.10

Comparing Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution in the Family and Chancery Divisions
11.30

  • Differing approaches from chancery division and family division 
  • Mediation and arbitration in trust disputes 
  • Collaborative law models 
  • Cost-benefit analysis of ADR/NCDR in trust litigation 

Discussing Privilege Issues
12.15

  • Legal professional privilege in trust documents
  • Trustee communications and confidentiality
  • Waiver of privilege in matrimonial proceedings
  • Strategic use of privilege in litigation

Gemma Willingham, Partner
Baker McKenzie

Networking and Lunch Break
13.00

Examining Sham Trusts
14.00

  • Michael v Michael – hear from the wife’s team
  • Sham Trusts
  • Receivership
  • Enforcement
  • Tax!

Andrew Mold KC, Barrister
Wilberforce Chambers

Christopher Pocock KC, Barrister
1KBW

Jane Keir, Partner
Kingsley Napley

Highlighting the Importance of Trusts & Tax Planning
14.45

  • The necessity of family law advice when engaging in complex tax planning
  • The impact of divorce on a "bulletproof" tax structure
  • Ensuring that matrimonialisation does not interfere with tax planning and intentions for inheritance

Paul Hardwick, Partner
Macfarlanes

Networking & Refreshment Break
15.30

Navigating Third Parties and Interveners and their Role in Proceedings
15.50

  • Trustees as interveners in divorce proceedings 
  • Beneficiaries’ rights and interests 
  • Corporate entities and nominee arrangements 
  • Strategic litigation involving third parties 

Tamasin Perkins, Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys

Addressing Enforcement of Awards and Orders
16.35

  • Enforcing family court judgments against trust assets
  • Enforcement challenges
  • Role of trustees in enforcement resistance
  • Available remedies

Chairs' Closing Remarks
17.20

Abby Buckland, Partner
Kingsley Napley

Jessica Henson, Partner
Payne Hicks Beach


09.00
Networking & Registration
09.30
Chairs' Opening Remarks
Jessica Henson - Partner - Payne Hicks Beach
Abby Buckland - Partner - Kingsley Napley
09.40
An Overview of Trusts in Divorce
  • General update - treatment of trusts upon divorce
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Tactics for both attacking and defending trusts
  • Impacts of Standish  - Matrimonialisation
10.25
Analysing Wealth and Trust Protection
  • Interaction between prenups/postnups and trust structures
  • Drafting considerations for integrated protection
  • Stress Testing and Divorce-Proofing a Trust
  • TOLATA and the rights of unmarried couples
11.10
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.30
Comparing Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution in the Family and Chancery Divisions
  • Differing approaches from chancery division and family division 
  • Mediation and arbitration in trust disputes 
  • Collaborative law models 
  • Cost-benefit analysis of ADR/NCDR in trust litigation 
12.15
Discussing Privilege Issues
  • Legal professional privilege in trust documents
  • Trustee communications and confidentiality
  • Waiver of privilege in matrimonial proceedings
  • Strategic use of privilege in litigation
Gemma Willingham - Partner - Baker McKenzie
13.00
Networking and Lunch Break
14.00
Examining Sham Trusts
  • Michael v Michael – hear from the wife’s team
  • Sham Trusts
  • Receivership
  • Enforcement
  • Tax!
Andrew Mold KC - Barrister - Wilberforce Chambers
Christopher Pocock KC - Barrister - 1KBW
Jane Keir - Partner - Kingsley Napley
14.45
Highlighting the Importance of Trusts & Tax Planning
  • The necessity of family law advice when engaging in complex tax planning
  • The impact of divorce on a "bulletproof" tax structure
  • Ensuring that matrimonialisation does not interfere with tax planning and intentions for inheritance
Paul Hardwick - Partner - Macfarlanes
15.30
Networking & Refreshment Break
15.50
Navigating Third Parties and Interveners and their Role in Proceedings
  • Trustees as interveners in divorce proceedings 
  • Beneficiaries’ rights and interests 
  • Corporate entities and nominee arrangements 
  • Strategic litigation involving third parties 
Tamasin Perkins - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
16.35
Addressing Enforcement of Awards and Orders
  • Enforcing family court judgments against trust assets
  • Enforcement challenges
  • Role of trustees in enforcement resistance
  • Available remedies
17.20
Chairs' Closing Remarks
Abby Buckland - Partner - Kingsley Napley
Jessica Henson - Partner - Payne Hicks Beach

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