Trust Litigation 2020

Thursday 16th July, 1.30pm – 5pm

Agenda

Seminar Chairs – Rupert Ticehurst and Simon Goldring, Maurice Turnor Gardner

  • 1.30pm Penny Reed QC, 5 Stone Buildings – The invalid appointment of trustees
  • 2.00pm Nicholas Le Poidevin QC, New Square Chambers – Powers of amendment
  • 2.30pm Eason Rajah QC, Ten Old Square & Paul Hewitt, Partner, Withers – Purported trusts created by agents and authority, as well as sovereign immunity, limitation and abuse of process
  • 3.00pm Afternoon break
  • 3.20pm Richard Wilson QC, Serle Court & Rachael Reynolds, Partner, Ogier – Challenging trustee decision. (Wang case, hostile decisions)
  • 3.50pm Tom Dumont QC, Radcliffe Chambers & Charles Lloyd, Partner, MacFarlanes – Discretionary Will Trusts and Inheritance Act claims
  • 4.20pm Nicole Langlois, XXIV Old Buildings & Andrea Zavos, Partner, Boodle Hatfield – The scope for challenging decisions of Protectors (including the exercise of a power to veto a proposed distribution or to direct the making of a distribution); and Remedies for breach of a Protector’s duties
  • 4.50pm Questions and Close at 5pm