Professor Graham Virgo KC will speak at the Midland Chancery and Commercial Bar Association (MCCBA) and Business & Property Courts Forum (BPC).

Graham will explore the case of National Iranian Oil Co v Crescent Gas Corporation Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1211. This is the most significant decision on the interpretation of section 53(1)(b), concerning formalities for trusts of land. The implications will be examined, together with the recent cases on the interpretation of section 53(1)(c) on the disposition of equitable interests.