TL4 & ConTrA Private Client Summer School


We are delighted to announce that Emma Loizou will be speaking at TL4 & ConTrA Private Client Summer School: The Ultimate Insider’s Guide on ‘All you need to know about Privilege’ on Thursday, 31st August 2023. If you are attending the Private Client Summer School this year and would like to arrange a meeting with […]
Gordon Nurse


His advice in sporting matters include the drafting of club constitutions, the obtaining of charitable status by organisations concerned with sport, as well as the drafting and enforcement of disciplinary regulations. He was a member of the Hockey Jury of Appeal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
Blessing, Immunity and Abuse of Process – webinar



Join us for ‘Blessing, Immunity and Abuse of Process’ presented by David Mohyuddin KC and Daniel Burton on Tuesday, 18 July, 17:30 – 18:30. Having appeared on behalf of the successful respondents in the Court of Appeal in Denaxe Ltd v Cooper & Rubin [2023], David and Dan will discuss the decision and the practical implications for trustees […]
Bowser v Smith [2023] EWCA Civ 923


Judgement has been handed down by the Court of Appeal in Bowser v Smith [2023] EWCA Civ 923, in which Edward Hicks was instructed by Polly Stephenson of Ashtons Legal. This is a cautionary tale highlighting the risks to Personal Representatives (PRs) in aggressively pursuing an application for the removal of their co-executor, the need […]
Elizabeth Ovey


Elizabeth is a part-time judge of the Upper Tribunal, which gives her an additional insight into the tribunal side of the Courts and Tribunals Service, which now encompasses financial services, pensions and charity matters. Elizabeth is regularly involved in advising in connection with and attending mediations in her areas of practice. She is ranked as […]
Blessing, Immunity and Abuse of Process



Chaired By David Mohyuddin KC and Daniel Burton, who both appeared on behalf of the successful respondents in the Court of Appeal in Denaxe Ltd v Cooper & Rubin [2023] EWCA Civ 752, this talk includes a discussion of the decision and the practical implications for trustees and officeholders who might seek the court’s approval for something they […]
Piers Feltham


The spectrum of his practice is such that at different times he has legally advised the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrat Party, the Communist Party of Great Britain, the Workers’ Revolutionary Party and the Muslim Council of Great Britain, and his pro bono work includes helping the “Ad Hoc” group of zoologists […]
60-seconds with Thomas Dumont KC


Thomas Dumont features in the most recent edition of ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client Magazine issue 11. The article titled ’60-seconds with Thomas Dumont KC’ can be found here.
Howard Smith


His contentious commercial work involves contractual disputes, banking, insurance, third party costs and insolvency. His non-contentious commercial work includes drafting commercial contracts, security documents and overage agreements. He is the Consulting Editor of the “Deeds and other Instruments” volume of “Halsbury’s Laws” (2019). Howard also specialises in private client work, including Court of Protection, probate […]
Jonathan Edwards hosts a collection of webinars for MBL
Over the next five months, Jonathan Edwards will be presenting four different webinars in partnership with MBL (Management, Business, Law). These webinars will cover a range of topics in the private client sector including; wills, estates and proprietary estoppel. If you would like to attend a webinar, please follow the links below: 13th July 2022 […]