Half Day Wills and Estates Seminar

WILLS AND ESTATES SEMINAR PROGRAMME

7 MAY 2025

5 Stone Buildings is holding a half day conference to consider and discuss recent decisions, notable developments, and current issues in the fields of wills and estates. These are core practice areas for 5 Stone Buildings with members named in the leading directories at all levels. Chaired by Penelope Reed KC, the conference will address issues faced by professionals and practitioners, bringing in the benefit of the speakers’ considerable expertise and experience across this area.

8.30am – Registration and coffee

9.00am – Welcome – Penelope Reed KC

9.15am– Picking a winner: how judges decide factual issues? – Toby Bishop

9.35am – Knowledge and approval and the Law Commission’s report on wills – Penelope Reed KC

10.00am – Proprietary estoppel: the current landscape – Elis Gomer

10.20am – Costs and success fees in 1975 Act claims – Francis Ng

10.40am – Lesser-known statutory provisions for the private client practitioner – Mathew Roper

11.00am – Coffee Break

11.30am – Taxing on the basis of rectification – what are the limits? – Ruth Hughes KC

11.55pm – Liability for breach of fiduciary duty in light of the SC decision in Rukhadze v Recovery Partners GP Ltd – Sarah Haren KC

12.20pm – Light lunch

1.00pm – Close

This event is being held at The Honourable Society of The Inner Temple, Crown Office Row, London, EC4Y 7HL for directions please click here

There is a cost of £75 plus VAT per delegate to attend this event. To book a place at this seminar please click here

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