Bishop of Leeds v. Dixon Coles & Gill – solicitors’ fraud and limitations
Thomas Dumont KC (assisted by Poppy Rimington-Pounder, also of Radcliffe Chambers) and Derek Bambury & Lisa Henty of Browne Jacobson LLP succeeded in the Court of Appeal today in establishing that solicitors can (despite Lewin on Trustees’ view to the contrary) rely on the innocent trustees’ 6-year limitation period, even when their fraudulent partner had […]
Bird v Lantern Recovery & Others
Thomas Dumont KC and Matthew Fletcher & Ben Marsden of Gosschalks LLP have obtained a hugely successful outcome for their clients in a recent undue influence and forgery case, in the Business & Property Courts (the old Chancery Division) of the High Court. Following a two-week, hard-fought trial, their clients David Bird and Sharon Montgomery, […]
Video: ‘Proprietary Estoppel and Family Assets’ and ‘Revoking Wills’
During this webinar, Jonathan discusses the principles of proprietary estoppel as they have been applied in recent years, particularly in relation to family homes and farms, and how to assess the strength of the claim and whether the court is likely to award everything that was expected or only something less. Emma examines the different […]
Video: Beddoes and blessings – whether and whither? (Private Client Conference 2021)
Marcus Flavin discusses some recent interesting blessing and Beddoe decisions from Jersey and Henry Day considers some points arising from that aspect of the British Airways pension litigation, including the availability of Beddoe relief for appeals and the effect of a Beddoe order on settlement approval. This webinar is part of the Radcliffe Chambers […]
Changing nature of trust litigation – Article by Josh Lewison
Josh Lewison was invited by Today’s Wills & Probate to discuss how trust litigation is changing, and how dispute resolution tactics now call for the use of commercial and insolvency remedies. Please read the piece here.
‘Proprietary Estoppel and Family Assets’ and ‘Revoking wills’ – Junior Programme: Private Client
Join us for ‘Proprietary Estoppel and Family Assets’ and ‘Revoking wills’ – Junior Programme: Private Client presented by Jonathan Edwards and Emma Loizou on Thursday, 1 July 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Jonathan will discuss the principles of proprietary estoppel as they have been applied in recent years, particularly in relation to family homes and […]
Video: Contentious Probate: Catching out the fraudsters
In this webinar, William Moffett and Sophia Rogers discuss recent contentious probate cases involving the forgery of wills. This webinar is part of the Radcliffe Chambers Private Client Conference 2021 and was recorded on 16 June 2021. You can also watch this webinar on our YouTube channel here. Presentation slides: Contentious Probate – Catching out […]
Presentation slides: Trustees’ Decisions – how to make ’em, shake ’em and break ’em (Private Client Conference 2021)
Trustees’ Decisions – how to make ’em, shake ’em and break ’em (Marie-Claire Bleasdale) Trustees’ Decisions – How to make ’em, shake ’em and break ’em (Daniel Burton) Trustees’ Decisions – how to make ’em, shake ’em and break ’em (Jemma Goddard of Stewarts)
Video: Remedies in trust litigation: Deploying commercial and insolvency remedies pre-action and post-judgment (Private Client Conference 2021)
Josh Lewison and Poppy Rimington-Pounder of Radcliffe Chambers with Andreas Kistler of Carey Olsen and Jacob Ward of Macfarlanes discuss how to deploy commercial and insolvency remedies in trust litigation. This webinar is part of the Radcliffe Chambers Private Client Conference 2021 and was recorded on 16 June 2021. You can also watch this webinar […]
Video: Death, litigation and a hint of insolvency (Private Client Conference 2021)
Kate Selway KC and Matt Mills host a practical discussion on how clients can issue a claim against an estate which does not have a personal representative, or keep existing litigation going where the other party dies. They also address some problems that can arise where an estate might appear to be insolvent, particularly where […]
