Trusts and Estates Conference 2025

Trusts and Estates Conference 2025 

12 November 2025

5 Stone Buildings is holding a full day conference to consider and discuss recent decisions, notable developments, and current issues in the law of trust. This has long been an area of real strength for 5 Stone Buildings with many members named in the leading directories. The conference will address issues faced by professionals and practitioners, bringing to bear on this ever-evolving field the benefit of the speakers’ considerable expertise and experience.

9:30am – Registration and coffee

10am – Chair’s introduction

10.10am – Supreme loyalty: fiduciary loyalty in the Supreme Court – Luke Harris and Edward Hewitt

11.10am – Constructive trusts – Thomas Entwistle

11.40am – Breach of trust, consequences and recovery – Alexander Drapkin

12.10pm – Taking trust accounts – Francis Ng

12.45pm – Lunch

1.30pm – Powers and secrets: Dawson Damer and Lorenz v Caruana – Penelope Reed KC and Tracey Angus KC

2.30pm – Varying the terms of trusts – Mathew Roper

3pm – Trust taxation: update – Ruth Hughes KC

3.45pm – Tea and networking

4.45pm – Seminar ends

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