Contentious Probate and Inheritance Claims - Death in the Modern Age
In-person
28th March 2023 | Thistle Marble Arch
Agenda
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Registration and Coffee
9:00 am
Welcome from the Chair
9:30 am
Amy Berry, Barrister
New Square Chambers
Alexander Learmonth KC, Barrister
New Square Chambers
Dynamics of a modern family
9:40 am
- Blended family and non-binary children
- Children conceived through surrogates
- Definition of a spouse
Monika Byrska, Partner
Howard Kennedy
James Lister, Partner
Stevens & Bolton
Benefits and risks of incorporating modern technology
10:20 am
- Impact of Covid
- Risk of fraud/ undue influence
Constance McDonnell KC , Barrister
Serle Court
Professor Robin Jacoby, Emeritus professor of old age psychiatry
Oxford University
Alicia Tan, Associate
Farrer & Co
Coffee Break
11:00 am
Promises! Promises!
11:20 am
- Proprietary estoppel of promises to leave property by will
Ashleigh Carr, Senior Associate
Forsters
William Moffett , Barrister
Radcliffe Chambers
Lucinda Brown, Partner
Mills & Reeve
Mistakes in wills and trusts
12:00 pm
Alison Regan, Joint Managing Partner
Russell-Cooke
Oliver Auld, Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys
Sofie Hoffman, Partner
Harbottle & Lewis
Lunch
12:45 pm
Mediation- the better way forward?
1:50 pm
- Are we moving towards mandatory mediation before court proceedings?
- Hot topics and trends
Julia Burns, Mediator
Dove in the Room
Charlotte Edge, Junior Counsel / Mediator
5 Stone Buildings
Charlotte Bradley, Partner
Kingsley Napley
Handling and recovering non-traditional asset classes
2:30 pm
- Art & Luxury goods
Ed Powles, Partner
Maurice Turnor Gardner
Willem-Joost de Gier, Co-Founder
Cadell
Hetty Gleave, Partner
Fladgate
Tamara Wakeford, Associate
Wedlake Bell
Coffee Break
3:10 pm
Update on Cross-border probate
3:30 pm
- Conflict of laws
- Choosing jurisdictions
Natasha Stourton, Partner
Withers
Aidan Briggs, Barrister
New Square Chambers
Jacob Ward, Senior Associate
Macfarlanes
Loss of Mental Capacity
4:20 pm
- Incapacity and poisoning of the mind
- Capacity which fluctuates
Bryony Cove, Partner
Farrer & Co
Emma Holland, Partner
Stewarts
Dr. James Warner, Consultant Psychiatrist
Bramley Medical
Closing remarks
5:00 pm
Alexander Learmonth KC, Barrister
New Square Chambers
Amy Berry, Barrister
New Square Chambers
Drinks Reception
5:15 pm
9:00 am
Registration and Coffee
9:30 am
Welcome from the Chair
Amy Berry - Barrister - New Square Chambers
Alexander Learmonth KC - Barrister - New Square Chambers
Amy Berry - Barrister - New Square Chambers
Alexander Learmonth KC - Barrister - New Square Chambers
9:40 am
Dynamics of a modern family
James Lister - Partner - Stevens & Bolton
- Blended family and non-binary children
- Children conceived through surrogates
- Definition of a spouse
James Lister - Partner - Stevens & Bolton
10:20 am
Benefits and risks of incorporating modern technology
Professor Robin Jacoby - Emeritus professor of old age psychiatry - Oxford University
Alicia Tan - Associate - Farrer & Co
- Impact of Covid
- Risk of fraud/ undue influence
Professor Robin Jacoby - Emeritus professor of old age psychiatry - Oxford University
Alicia Tan - Associate - Farrer & Co
11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:20 am
Promises! Promises!
William Moffett - Barrister - Radcliffe Chambers
Lucinda Brown - Partner - Mills & Reeve
- Proprietary estoppel of promises to leave property by will
William Moffett - Barrister - Radcliffe Chambers
Lucinda Brown - Partner - Mills & Reeve
12:00 pm
Mistakes in wills and trusts
Alison Regan - Joint Managing Partner - Russell-Cooke
Oliver Auld - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
Sofie Hoffman - Partner - Harbottle & Lewis
Alison Regan - Joint Managing Partner - Russell-Cooke
Oliver Auld - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
Sofie Hoffman - Partner - Harbottle & Lewis
12:45 pm
Lunch
1:50 pm
Mediation- the better way forward?
Charlotte Edge - Junior Counsel / Mediator - 5 Stone Buildings
Charlotte Bradley - Partner - Kingsley Napley
- Are we moving towards mandatory mediation before court proceedings?
- Hot topics and trends
Charlotte Edge - Junior Counsel / Mediator - 5 Stone Buildings
Charlotte Bradley - Partner - Kingsley Napley
2:30 pm
Handling and recovering non-traditional asset classes
Willem-Joost de Gier - Co-Founder - Cadell
Hetty Gleave - Partner - Fladgate
Tamara Wakeford - Associate - Wedlake Bell
- Art & Luxury goods
Willem-Joost de Gier - Co-Founder - Cadell
Hetty Gleave - Partner - Fladgate
Tamara Wakeford - Associate - Wedlake Bell
3:10 pm
Coffee Break
3:30 pm
Update on Cross-border probate
Aidan Briggs - Barrister - New Square Chambers
Jacob Ward - Senior Associate - Macfarlanes
- Conflict of laws
- Choosing jurisdictions
Aidan Briggs - Barrister - New Square Chambers
Jacob Ward - Senior Associate - Macfarlanes
4:20 pm
Loss of Mental Capacity
Emma Holland - Partner - Stewarts
Dr. James Warner - Consultant Psychiatrist - Bramley Medical
- Incapacity and poisoning of the mind
- Capacity which fluctuates
Emma Holland - Partner - Stewarts
Dr. James Warner - Consultant Psychiatrist - Bramley Medical
5:00 pm
Closing remarks
Alexander Learmonth KC - Barrister - New Square Chambers
Amy Berry - Barrister - New Square Chambers
Alexander Learmonth KC - Barrister - New Square Chambers
Amy Berry - Barrister - New Square Chambers
5:15 pm
Drinks Reception
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