Contentious Trusts 2024: The 3rd Annual Summit

The only event bringing together private client, divorce, and insolvency specialists to address trusts under attack across key jurisdictions. 

4th July 2024 | Central London | In-person

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Agenda

Registration
9.00am

Morning Chairs’ Opening Remarks
9.30am

Charlotte Fraser, Partner
Farrer & Co

James Sheedy, Partner
Collas Crill

Understanding How Divorce is Used to Attack Trusts
9.40am

  • Recent approaches from the family court 
  • FDR hearing involving trustees 
  • Nuptial settlements – what they are and how they are proven
  • How and when trusts are brought into divorce

Graeme Kleiner, Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys

Alex Carruthers , Partner
Hughes Fowler Carruthers

Millie Benson, Barrister
1KBW

Clementine Dowley, Senior Associate
Payne Hicks Beach

Exploring the Key Implications of Capacity for Contentious Trusts
10.20am

  • How litigation happens in the court of protection 
  • Handling cases with an international aspect 
  • Capacity loss and attacks pre and postmortem 
  • Capacity cases with an international aspect

Jonathan Arr, Partner
Macfarlanes

Laura Phillips, Legal Director
Kingsley Napley

Gemma Willingham, Partner
Baker McKenzie

Dr. James Warner, Consultant Psychiatrist
Halcyon Doctors

Refreshment break
11.00am

Highlighting Contentious Tax Issues in a Trust Context
11.20am

  • International tax planning
  • Managing investigations from HMRC and the DOJ 
  • Commonly encountered contentious tax issues 
  • Tax mistakes that leave trusts vulnerable to tax authority attacks 

Kelly Watson, Client Services Director
Accuro

Waqar Shah, Partner
Kingsley Napley

Giles Goodfellow KC, Barrister
Pump Court Tax Chambers

Managing Trusts in Proceeds of Crime
12.00pm

  • The use of offshore structures in illegality and criminality 
  • No consent regimes 
  • Confiscation of assets 

Claire-Marie Cornford, Partner
Irwin Mitchell

Andreas Kistler, Partner
Carey Olsen (Jersey)

Johanna Walsh, Partner
Mishcon de Reya

Insights into Trust Arbitration as a Dispute Resolution Method
12.40pm

  • First appeal in trust arbitration 
  • Impact of the Volpi Judgment 
  • Arbitrating international trust disputes 

Emma Jordan, Partner
Taylor Wessing

Andrew Holden, Barrister
XXIV Old Buildings

Josh Lewison, Barrister
Radcliffe Chambers

Networking and Lunch Break
1.20pm

Roundtable Discussions: Key Jurisdictional Considerations
2.20pm

During this interactive element of the agenda, delegates will break out into 2 groups to discuss the following topics.

Delegates who attend 'Session 1' at 2.20pm will attend 'Session 2' at 3pm. 

Delegates who attend 'Session 2' at 2.20pm will attend 'Session 1' at 3pm.

Session 1: Offshore Issues

  • What UK practitioners need to know about different jurisdictions 
  • Firewalls and enforcement on a trust structure  

Katie Hooper, Partner
Mourant

Session 2: Chancery Issues

  • What offshore practitioners need to know about UK law
  • Considerations when moving from an offshore jurisdiction to London

Marcus Parker, Partner
Stewarts

Roundtable Discussions: Key Jurisdictional Considerations (Repeated)
3.00pm

Networking and Refreshment Break
3.40pm

Examining Estate Pitfalls that can Lead to Attacks
4.00pm

  • Contentious probate and undue influence
  • What happens to proceedings after death 
  • Claims that survive death and who can bring them
  • When can a trust be considered a will

Nicholas Holland, Partner
McDermott, Will & Emery

Hannah Mantle, Partner
Forsters LLP

Rupert Ticehurst, Head of Dispute Resolution
Maurice Turnor Gardner

Paul Buckle, Director
Ocorian

Constance McDonnell KC , Barrister
Serle Court

Discussing the Circumstances Protective Trusts Become Contentious
4.40pm

  • How and when protective powers can lead to a trust becoming contentious 
  • What to consider when appointing a protector
  • Removal applications and strategies for removal
  • Managing disgruntled beneficiaries

Natasha Stourton, Partner
Withers

Alexander Learmonth KC, Barrister
New Square Chambers

Tom Deely, Senior Associate
Howard Kennedy LLP

Nicola Bushby, Partner
Boodle Hatfield

Chair's Closing Remarks and End of Conference
5.20pm

Charlotte Fraser, Partner
Farrer & Co

James Sheedy, Partner
Collas Crill

9.00am
Registration
9.30am
Morning Chairs’ Opening Remarks
Charlotte Fraser - Partner - Farrer & Co
James Sheedy - Partner - Collas Crill
9.40am
Understanding How Divorce is Used to Attack Trusts
  • Recent approaches from the family court 
  • FDR hearing involving trustees 
  • Nuptial settlements – what they are and how they are proven
  • How and when trusts are brought into divorce
Graeme Kleiner - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
Alex Carruthers - Partner - Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Millie Benson - Barrister - 1KBW
Clementine Dowley - Senior Associate - Payne Hicks Beach
10.20am
Exploring the Key Implications of Capacity for Contentious Trusts
  • How litigation happens in the court of protection 
  • Handling cases with an international aspect 
  • Capacity loss and attacks pre and postmortem 
  • Capacity cases with an international aspect
Jonathan Arr - Partner - Macfarlanes
Laura Phillips - Legal Director - Kingsley Napley
Gemma Willingham - Partner - Baker McKenzie
Dr. James Warner - Consultant Psychiatrist - Halcyon Doctors
11.00am
Refreshment break
11.20am
Highlighting Contentious Tax Issues in a Trust Context
  • International tax planning
  • Managing investigations from HMRC and the DOJ 
  • Commonly encountered contentious tax issues 
  • Tax mistakes that leave trusts vulnerable to tax authority attacks 
Kelly Watson - Client Services Director - Accuro
Waqar Shah - Partner - Kingsley Napley
Giles Goodfellow KC - Barrister - Pump Court Tax Chambers
12.00pm
Managing Trusts in Proceeds of Crime
  • The use of offshore structures in illegality and criminality 
  • No consent regimes 
  • Confiscation of assets 
Claire-Marie Cornford - Partner - Irwin Mitchell
Andreas Kistler - Partner - Carey Olsen (Jersey)
Johanna Walsh - Partner - Mishcon de Reya
12.40pm
Insights into Trust Arbitration as a Dispute Resolution Method
  • First appeal in trust arbitration 
  • Impact of the Volpi Judgment 
  • Arbitrating international trust disputes 
Emma Jordan - Partner - Taylor Wessing
Andrew Holden - Barrister - XXIV Old Buildings
Josh Lewison - Barrister - Radcliffe Chambers
1.20pm
Networking and Lunch Break
2.20pm
Roundtable Discussions: Key Jurisdictional Considerations

During this interactive element of the agenda, delegates will break out into 2 groups to discuss the following topics.

Delegates who attend 'Session 1' at 2.20pm will attend 'Session 2' at 3pm. 

Delegates who attend 'Session 2' at 2.20pm will attend 'Session 1' at 3pm.

Session 1: Offshore Issues
  • What UK practitioners need to know about different jurisdictions 
  • Firewalls and enforcement on a trust structure  
Katie Hooper - Partner - Mourant
Session 2: Chancery Issues
  • What offshore practitioners need to know about UK law
  • Considerations when moving from an offshore jurisdiction to London
Marcus Parker - Partner - Stewarts
3.00pm
Roundtable Discussions: Key Jurisdictional Considerations (Repeated)
3.40pm
Networking and Refreshment Break
4.00pm
Examining Estate Pitfalls that can Lead to Attacks
  • Contentious probate and undue influence
  • What happens to proceedings after death 
  • Claims that survive death and who can bring them
  • When can a trust be considered a will
Nicholas Holland - Partner - McDermott, Will & Emery
Hannah Mantle - Partner - Forsters LLP
Rupert Ticehurst - Head of Dispute Resolution - Maurice Turnor Gardner
Paul Buckle - Director - Ocorian
Constance McDonnell KC - Barrister - Serle Court
4.40pm
Discussing the Circumstances Protective Trusts Become Contentious
  • How and when protective powers can lead to a trust becoming contentious 
  • What to consider when appointing a protector
  • Removal applications and strategies for removal
  • Managing disgruntled beneficiaries
Natasha Stourton - Partner - Withers
Alexander Learmonth KC - Barrister - New Square Chambers
Tom Deely - Senior Associate - Howard Kennedy LLP
Nicola Bushby - Partner - Boodle Hatfield
5.20pm
Chair's Closing Remarks and End of Conference
Charlotte Fraser - Partner - Farrer & Co
James Sheedy - Partner - Collas Crill

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