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- David Rees KC wins Silk of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards
- Festive Opening Hours
- Elis Gomer successful in Neate v Heselden (Central London County Court, 24 October 2024)
- Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2025
- Judgment in the GCH tax litigation
- The High Court has handed down judgment in Morris v Morris [2024] EWHC 2554 (Ch).
- William East successful in Khan v Khan [2024] EWHC 2491 (Ch)
- Chambers Telephone Lines
- Hugh Jeffery Joins Chambers
- Sarah Haren KC appointed Visiting Professor by the University of Oxford
- Judgment handed down in HMRC v Labeikis & Ors [2024] EWHC 2009.
- Judgment handed down in Bond v Webster [2024] EWHC 1972 (Ch)
- 5 Stone Buildings Caribbean launches
- David Rees KC obtains costs protection for personal representative of potentially insolvent estate
- Chambers High Net Worth Guide
- Shortlisted for Legal 500 2024 awards
- Camden and Brent Business Climate Challenge
- Who’s Who Legal – UK Bar 2024
- Chambers shortlisted for “Set of the Year 2024” at Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Awards
- Ruth Hughes and Tomos Rees appear for HMRC in Coconut Animated Island Limited v HMRC.
- Raj Arumugam appointed as Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge
- Judgement handed down in Lonsdale v Wedlake Bell LLP [2024] EWHC 712 (KB).
- Mark Baxter nominated for Barrister of year in the City Wealth Magic Circle Awards 2024
- Trusts In Litigation – Budapest 2024
- £75m Restraint Order against Baroness Mone and Douglas Barrowman
- Festive opening hours
- Supreme Court hands down decision in HMRC v Fisher on transfer of assets abroad regime
- Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe
- Chambers and Partner UK Bar 2024
- Chancery Set of the Year 2023 – Legal 500
- Carmen Barragan-Lopez and Priya Wagjiani join Chambers
- BLUECREST UPPER TRIBUNAL APPEAL ON SALARIED MEMBERS LLP TAXATION
- Chambers shortlisted for Chancery set of the year
- Oliver Marre nominated as Barrister of the Year in the City Wealth Awards
- Chambers features strongly in the Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide 2023
- Legal 500 Bar Awards
- Ruth Hughes acted in Re Public Guardians Severance Applications [2023] EWCOP 24, which was handed down on 9 June 2023.
- Court of Appeal hands down decision in Sangha v Sangha
- Penelope Reed KC and Elis Gomer successful in proprietary estoppel claim
- Penelope Reed KC acted for the successful Claimants in Colicci v Grinberg in establishing the validity of a Deed to leave shares by Will
- 5 Stone Buildings is proud to support ‘Support Through Court’ as a Guardian.
- Sam Chandler has had three judgments handed down in the last month:
- Elis Gomer joins chambers
- Jordan Holland acts for the successful claimant in a probate dispute in which the court set aside a mutual wills agreement on the grounds of undue influence
- Penelope Reed KC to speak at Blundell Lectures
- Edward Hewitt acts for successful widow in inheritance dispute with stepchildren
- Ruth Hughes and Tomos Rees appear for HMRC in Hoopla Animation Ltd v HMRC.
- Edward Hewitt and Ruth Hughes listed in latest Private Client Global Elite directory
- Short listed for Chambers of the year Magic Circle Awards 2023
- Luke Harris acts for the successful Claimants in Qipco v John Eskenazi Ltd
- Henry Legge KC and Eliza Eagling successful in defending art dealer in professional negligence claim
- Festive opening hours
- Hinduja v Hinduja
- Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2023
- Guest v Guest
- Shân Warnock-Smith KC appeared in the Privy Council for the successful Appellant in Equity Trust v Halabi (aka Z Trusts) on appeal from the Jersey Court of Appeal
- Tomos Rees joins Chambers
- “Fantastic barristers at all levels” – Legal 500 Bar rankings 2023 published
- HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II
- Shortlisted for Chancery set of the year Chambers and Partners UK Bar awards 2022
- Amanda Hardy and Oliver Marre write on BlueCrest tax appeal for Tax Journal
- Chambers High Net Worth Guide
- Legal 500 Bar Award 2022
- BLUECREST APPEAL ON SALARIED MEMBERS LLP TAXATION
- Law Society Inheritance Act Claims 3rd edition
- Who’s Who Legal’s UK Bar
- Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Awards 2022
- Judgement in matter of Hughes v Pritchard
- Happy International Women’s Day from 5 Stone Buildings
- Edward Hewitt and Ruth Hughes listed in latest Private Client Global Elite directory
- Toby Bishop succeeds in reverse summary judgment in a probate claim
- Looking back at 2021
- Festive opening hours
- Christopher Whitehouse
- Who’s Who Legal: Global Private Client 2021
- Francis Ng joins Chambers
- Chambers congratulates Sarah Haren on her appointment to Queen’s Counsel
- Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2022 – “a fantastic set with exceptional clerks”
- Chambers welcomes back Charlotte Edge
- Emilia Carslaw joins Chambers
- Amanda Hardy QC appointed as Deputy High Court Judge
- Legal 500 2022 – “The pre-eminent Chancery set”
- Chambers awarded IASME Cyber Essentials Accreditation
- Postponed webinar – Free Britney – Webinar by Jordan Holland and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- Ruth Hughes appointed to Attorney General’s A panel
- Tenancy Opportunities
- 5 Stone Buildings maintains Band 1 ranking in Chambers HNW 2021 with 24 members ranked
- Postponed webinar – Mutual wills, a nightmare scenario? – Webinar by Alexander Drapkin
- David Rees QC becomes Chair of Court of Protection Bar Association
- Mark Blackett-Ord and William East appear in High Court will forgery claim
- SFE case updates
- Ruth Hughes appears in important testamentary capacity appeal in the High Court
- Barbara Rich successful in High Court in defence of claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
- Oliver Marre successful in Tax Tribunal corporate reconstruction application
- Members ranked in Chambers Global guide
- Postponed webinar – CPR 21: Approval of compromises on behalf of children and protected parties.
- Edward Hewitt listed in latest Private Client Global Elite directory
- Amanda Hardy QC and Oliver Marre secure trust variation and anonymity ruling
- Sarah Haren appointed to Queen’s Counsel
- Permission to Appeal granted in Clitheroe v Bond [2020 ]EWHC 1185 (Ch)
- 5 Stone Buildings highly ranked in Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2021
- Sam Chandler successfully appears for PennTrust Limited.
- Arabella Adams joins Chambers
- Oliver Marre successful in trust rescission case
- Raj Arumugam appointed by the Attorney General as Junior Counsel to the Crown (B Panel)
- David Rees QC and Hugh Cumber successful in the Supreme Court in HMRC v Parry and Ors [2020] UKSC 35 – “the Staveley Case”
- Chambers Telephone Lines
- 5 Stone Buildings ranked as leading set in Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Directory
- David Rees QC acts in Hinduja v Hinduja
- Amanda Hardy QC appointed as Chair of the Chancery Bar
- Fraudulent E-Mails
- Change in the law concerning capacity to engage in sexual relations – case notes by Ruth Hughes
- The 6th edition of “Partnership Law” by Mark Blackett-Ord and Sarah Haren has just been published
- Reforms to Guernsey Insolvency Law – Article by Raj Arumugam and Adam Cole of Walkers Guernsey
- Andrew Simmonds QC successful in High Court case
- Court of Appeal—Clark v HMRC
- Dispute resolution in 2020 – Virtual Reality
- Guidance on obtaining Statutory Wills during the COVID-19 epidemic.
- New blog post from Barbara Rich on will-making in the context of COVID-19
- Open for Business – CoVID-19 Update
- CoVID-19 Update : mediation services
- CoVID-19: Chambers’ response
- The latest from Trusts & Estates
- ACC & Others [2020] EWCOP 9
- Raj Arumugam joins Chambers
- Ruth Hughes successful in case of Page v Page
- Sam Chandler successful in the Court of Appeal in the case of Clark v HMRC [2020] EWCA Civ 204.
- Toby Bishop successful in jurisdictional dispute in the High Court in Rehman v Hamid [2019] EWHC 3692 (Ch)
- A Practical Guide to the Construction and Rectification of Wills and Trust Instruments is published
- Judgment in the appeal in Re Bhusate
- Oliver Marre lecture on IHT business property relief
- Shân Warnock-Smith Q.C. led the counsel team in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal in the much commented-on case of Zhang and Ji v DBS Trustee.
- Shan Warnock Smith QC has another successful Hong Kong appeal.
- Penelope Reed QC and Luke Harris successful in the Court of Appeal in Kahrmann v Harrison-Morgan [2019] EWCA Civ 2094
- Sam Chandler successfully represents HMRC in the case of Struan Marshall v HMRC
- Chambers shortlisted for Legal 500 Awards 2020
- Ruth Hughes involved in important capacity to marry case
- David Rees QC appears in leading case on foreign powers of attorney
- Landmark Cases in Succession Law published
- David Rees QC and Hugh Cumber appear in the Supreme Court in HMRC v Parry
- David Rees QC appears in case where Court of Protection authorises DNA testing of incapacitated individual
- 5 Stone Buildings scores highly in new Chambers and Partners UK Bar rankings
- 5 Stone Buildings shortlisted for Client Service award
- Harry Martin wins Star Associate/Junior at Chambers HNW 2019
- 5 Stone Buildings achieves top rankings in Legal 500 2020
- Court of Protection gives judgment in Re MJL [2019] EWCOP 31 in relation to proposed gifts with the purpose of tax planning
- Ruth Hughes and Sam Chandler have successfully appeared for HMRC in the Upper Tribunal in the Ingenious litigation
- Penelope Reed QC, Eliza Eagling and Tracey Angus QC appeared in Cowan v Foreman [2019] EWCA (Civ) 1336
- Toby Bishop joins chambers
- 5 Stone Buildings achieves top rankings in 2019 Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide
- David Rees QC appears in the Court of Protection in important decision on the appointment of personal welfare deputies
- Michael O’Sullivan appears in High Court in Naylor v Barlow [2019] EWHC 1565 (Ch)
- Amanda Hardy QC and Oliver Marre appear in First-tier Tax Tribunal case on “just and reasonable” apportionment for Capital Gains Tax charges
- Chambers is awarded a Bar Council Certificate of Recognition for its work on wellbeing
- 5 Stone Buildings Trusts, Estates and Court of Protection Caselaw Update – April 2019
- Members of 5 Stone Buildings attend the Chancery Bar Association conference in Bermuda
- Court of Protection considers the mental capacity required to enter into a pre-nuptial agreement in PBM v TGT
- The Supreme Court has granted permission to the taxpayers to appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal in HMRC v Parry
- 5 Stone Buildings Trusts, Estates and Court of Protection Caselaw Update – March 2019
- Hugh Cumber successfully defends application to remove executor
- David Rees QC elected as Vice Chair of the new Court of Protection Bar Association
- Sam Chandler successfully appears for HMRC in Andrew v HMRC [2019] UKFTT 177
- Penelope Reed QC and Tracey Angus QC appear in Cowan v Foreman [2019] EWHC 349 (Fam)
- 5 Stone Buildings Trusts, Estates and Court of Protection Caselaw Update – February 2019
- Ruth Hughes and Sam Chandler appear for HMRC in the Ingenious tax litigation
- Ruth Hughes and Eliza Eagling appear in Re CJF authorising a statutory settlement for a minor
- 5 Stone Buildings Trusts, Estates and Court of Protection Caselaw Update – January 2019
- Oliver Marre successful in claim for rectification
- The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019: 5 Stone Buildings shortlisted
- 5 Stone Buildings: Set of the Year: Private Client, Tax & Trusts
- Sam Chandler successful in pensions tax appeal (Clark v HMRC [2018] UKUT 0397) before the Upper Tribunal (Arnold J and Judge Herrington)
- Mark Blackett Ord and Rose Fetherstonhaugh act for the successful Claimant in case determining issues in the dissolution of a partnership
- Sam Chandler appears (with Jonathan Davey QC) before the Upper Tribunal in pensions tax appeal
- Cases of Interest – November
- Chambers’ expertise recognised in the new Chambers & Partners guide
- Andrew Simmonds QC successful in pensions appeal to the Supreme Court
- David Rees QC and Tom Entwistle act in important test cases on euthanasia and assisted dying in the context of Lasting Powers of Attorney.
- Cases of Interest – September
- David Rees QC appointed as Deputy High Court Judge
- Amita Chohan to complete pupillage
- Penelope Reed QC instructed by Baker & Partners in successful appeal to Jersey Court of Appeal in Crociani trusts litigation
- David Rees QC and Alexander Drapkin to speak at Private Client Confederation in Dublin
- Chambers features strongly in the Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide 2018
- 5 Stone Buildings barristers’ recent speaking activities
- 5 Stone Buildings sponsors ConTrA Trusts in Litigation Conference 2019
- Jordan Holland successful in arguing that will provided maintenance for testator’s children
- Financial abuse of the elderly
- 5 Stone Buildings participates in Bar Council’s Bar Placement Programme
- Simon Douglas joins chambers as new tenant
- Cases of Interest – June
- Henry Legge QC and Luke Harris win case establishing outright ownership of valuable medieval Islamic rock crystal jar.
- Cases of Interest – May
- Barbara Rich interviewed on BBC2’s Victoria Derbyshire programme on 27 April 2018
- Cases of interest – April
- Judgment has been handed down in Taulbut v Davey [2018] EWHC 730 (Ch). Edward Hewitt acted for the claimants.
- Cases of interest – March
- Penelope Reed QC appointed joint Head of Chambers
- Cases of interest – February
- Heritage society to appeal Bath Abbey judgment
- David Rees QC and Alexander Drapkin act in a test case in the Court of Protection concerning the appointment of trust corporations as deputies for property and affairs
- Sam Chandler appointed junior counsel to the Crown
- Judgment has been handed down in The Pensions Regulator v Payae & Ors [2018] EWHC 36 (Ch). Sam Chandler (led by Jonathan Hilliard QC) successfully acted for The Pensions Regulator
- A Modern Approach to Wills, Administration and Estate Planning (with Precedents) 4th edition
- Winter Newsletter
- Tax team joins 5 Stone Buildings
- Sir Martin Nourse: 1932-2017
- Chambers UK Bar Guide 2018 Rankings
- Rose Fetherstonhaugh joins chambers as new tenant
- Mark Blackett-Ord & Louisa Nye act for Victorian Society
- Inheritance Act Claims – A Practical Guide, 2nd edition
- Permission to appeal granted in Ingenious Tax litigation
- The Legal 500 Rankings
- David Rees QC: The Mental Capacity Act – The First 10 Years
- Chambers of the Year Winner – STEP Awards 2017/18
- Penelope Reed QC nominated for Chambers UK Bar Awards
- David Rees QC interviewed on BBC Radio Four Today programme
- Andrew Simmonds QC successful in Court of Appeal
- Interviews on BBC Radio with Barbara Rich
- 5 Stone Buildings successful in Supreme Court
- Ruth Hughes acts for Attorney General in ‘South China Tigers’ Court of Appeal divorce case Quan v Bray and ors [2017] EWCA Civ 405
- 5 Stone Buildings shortlisted for the STEP Private Client Award for Chambers of the Year
- 27th June 2017 – Court of Protection and Mental Capacity Update at the Royal College of Surgeons
- Spring Newsletter
- Supreme Court hands down decision in Re MN (N v ACGG and ors) [2017] UKSC 22
- Ilott v Mitson in the Supreme Court – 5 Stone Buildings’ reaction
- Penelope Reed QC and Hugh Cumber successful on behalf of charities in Ilott in UK Supreme Court
- David Rees QC comments on Law Commission’s March 2017 report on Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty
- 5 Stone Buildings members in Supreme Court this week
- Matthew Paton joins chambers as new tenant
- David Rees succeeds with Inheritance Tax Appeal in HMRC v Parry & Others [2017] UKUT 0004 (TCC)
- Edward Hewitt successfully defends will challenge in Kunicki v Hayward [2016] EWHC 3199 (Ch)
- Mathew Roper obtains rectification of a settlement in Bullard v Bullard [2017] EWHC 3 (Ch)
- Louisa Nye join chambers as new tenants
- Ruth Hughes and Sam Chandler successfully appear for HMRC in Ingenious and Icebreaker litigation
- Court of Appeal redefines who may challenge Will: Mark Baxter appears
- Sam Chandler acting for HMRC in Take That v Taxman litigation
- Supreme Court grants permission to appeal in Ilott v Mitson
- 5 Stone Buildings is delighted to announce the recruitment of four new tenants from 1st March 2016
- Tracey Angus QC and Alexander Drapkin successful in recent deputyship cases
- Penelope Reed QC and William East successfully defend widow’s claim under Inheritance Act in Wooldridge v Wooldridge
- Penelope Reed QC and Jordan Holland successful in the Court of Appeal
- David Rees appeared for the successful appellant in important Court of Protection case
- Chambers closed on 24th December
- Phishing Scam Warning
- AIDINIANTZ V. AIDINIANTZ [2015] EWCOP 65
- 5 Stone Buildings shortlisted for STEP Chambers of the Year award
- Michael O’Sullivan and Ruth Hughes appear in multi-jurisdictional statutory will claim: Re Jones [2014] EWCOP 59
- Judgment on this important case on privilege and the ability of an executor to act alone was handed down on 15 April 2015
- The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in King v The Chiltern Dog Rescue & Redwings Horse Sanctuary [2015] EWCA Civ 581
- Sarah Haren appeared for the successful respondent in the Court of Appeal in Graham-York v (1) York (2) Leeds Building Society [2015] EWCA Civ 72
- High Court hands down ground breaking decision on the enforcement of an undertaking supporting the appointment of a provisional liquidator
- Members of Chambers acting for HMRC in the high profile Ingenious tax litigation
- Judgment handed down in Thwaytes v Sothebys
Webinars
- Webinar by Elis Gomer – Forgery in Contentious Probate
- Protection for Personal Representatives in Potentially Insolvent Estates – Webinar by David Rees KC
- Adult Claims under the Inheritance Act 1975
- Contentious Probate Update Webinar – presented by Ruth Hughes and Francis Ng
- How to avoid compulsory mediation after Churchill
- Feilding v Dickinson Webinar
- Solicitor’s lien for fees: Candey Ltd v Crumpler – Webinar by Luke Harris
- Mediation in the Court of Protection – Webinar by Charlotte Edge
- Secret Trusts – Webinar by Emilia Carslaw
- Disputes about dead bodies and funerals – Webinar by Alexander Drapkin
- Free Britney – Webinar by Jordan Holland and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- Claims by spouses under the Inheritance Act 1975: Problems and Preparation – Webinar by Miranda Allardice
- Contentious Probate Update: the decision in Sangha v Sangha [2021] EWHC 1599 (Ch) – Webinar by William East
- Mediation in 2021 from start to finish. A review by the 5 Stone Buildings Mediation Team.
- Pitfalls in the administration of estates – Webinar by Sarah Haren QC and Arabella Adams
- Guideline Hourly Rates update- Webinar by Emilia Carslaw
- Post-death arrangements: variations, disclaimers and discretionary trusts – Webinar by Simon Douglas
- Removing PRs: some practical issues – Webinar by Luke Harris and Edward Hewitt
- In for a penny, in for a pound: can trustees take their costs from the fund in removal claims? – Webinar by Penelope Reed QC and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- When is Capital Gains Tax payable on the settlement of litigation? – Webinar by Harry Martin
- Mutual wills, a nightmare scenario? – Webinar by Alexander Drapkin
- Sex and the COP – update (sex workers) – Webinar by Ruth Hughes and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- Trust Update – Webinar by Mathew Roper
- Cross examination – tarnishing the gold standard – Webinar by Toby Bishop
- Contracts to leave property by will – Webinar by Arabella Adams
- ConTrA Webinar – How to remove an executor
- Womble Bond Dickinson Trust Co -V Glenn – Webinar by Penelope Reed QC
- Update on 1975 Act Claims by Adult Children: Miles v Shearer [2021] EWHC 1000 (Ch) – Webinar by Barbara Rich and Jordan Holland
- The Disclosure Pilot – Webinar by Jordan Holland and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- CPR 21: Approval of compromises on behalf of children and protected parties -Webinar by Jordan Holland
- Cross-border insolvency proceedings: recognition and enforcement between the UK and EU -Webinar by Raj Arumugam, Alice Lithgow (Fletcher Day) and Adam Cole (Walkers)
- Accepting foreign property on behalf of a child under the Children Act 1989: Re AC (a child) and Hays v Hays – Webinar by Ruth Hughes
- Tax Issues which can arise in Private Client Litigation – Webinar by Sarah Haren and Simon Douglas
- “Will rectification: an update” to consider the two recent decisions in Brennan v Kelly [2020] EWHC 245 (Ch) and Barrett v Hammond [2020] EWHC 3585 (Ch) -Webinar by Edward Hewitt
- Privacy Orders – Webinar by Penelope Reed QC and Tracey Angus QC
- How to prepare an application under the Variation of Trusts Act 1958 – Webinar by Ruth Hughes and Thomas Entwistle
- Accessory liability: knowing receipt and dishonest assistance- Webinar by Toby Bishop
- Virtual Dispute Resolution – learning from experience -Webinar by Penelope Reed QC, Miranda Allardice and Barbara Rich
- Issues around the disposal of the deceased’s body -Webinar by Hugh Cumber
- The tax implications of compromising 1975 Act and probate claims – Webinar by Penelope Reed QC and Amanda Hardy QC
- Replacing the custodians of estates and trusts – Webinar by Toby Bishop
- An Introduction to Contentious Probate: a guide for those starting out- Webinar by Arabella Adams
- 5 Stone Buildings Careers Webinar
- Tax Issues for Personal Representatives – Webinar by Simon Douglas
- Capacity to engage in sexual relations – webinar by Rose Fetherstonhaugh and Ruth Hughes
- Insolvent Estates and Trusts – Webinar by Toby Bishop and Raj Arumugam
- Claims over works of art – a case of bailment or trust? – Webinar by Luke Harris
- Changes to the law on Will-making, a webinar by Barbara Rich
- 5 Stone Buildings reacts to the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Staveley case – webinar by David Rees QC and Hugh Cumber
- Gilding the lily: the Witness Evidence Working Group’s recommendations – a webinar by Toby Bishop
- Litigation Friends – a webinar presented by David Rees QC and Sarah Haren
- Challenging lifetime gifts and undue influence – Webinar by Miranda Allardice
- The Forfeiture Rule: recent decisions – Webinar by Mathew Roper
- Common Intention Constructive Trusts: Evolving Principles and Practical Points -Webinar by Eliza Eagling
- The Basics of IHT -Webinar by Ruth Hughes
- Claims by Spouses: 1975 Act Applications and Trusts in Divorce – Webinar by Jordan Holland and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- Testamentary capacity update: Clitheroe v Bond and Re Templeman Deceased – Webinar by Hugh Cumber
- Often overlooked doctrines: the presumption against double portions; secret trusts; donationes mortis causa and the rule in Strong v Bird – Webinar by Mathew Roper
- Terminating a Trust: issues which may arise – Webinar by Raj Arumugam
- Taking Accounts – Webinar by Sarah Haren and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- Graham v Lynch-issues in rectification- Webinar by Penelope Reed QC
- Remedies in proprietary estoppel claims: where are we now? – Webinar by William East
- Conflicts of Interest and Professional Deputies -Webinar by David Rees QC and Ruth Hughes
- Are success fees recoverable in 1975 Act claims? – Webinar by Edward Hewitt
- Will Formalities – Webinar by Barbara Rich
- Domicile and Jurisdiction Disputes – Webinar by Toby Bishop
- Nil Rate Band Discretionary Trusts – Webinar by Simon Douglas
- Trusts and HRA Cases – Webinar by Eliza Eagling
- Changing the Terms of Trusts -Webinar by Mathew Roper
- Mediation and ADR using online technology – Webinar by Penelope Reed QC, Miranda Allardice and Barbara Rich
- Practical Tips For Remote Hearings – Webinar by Ruth Hughes
Event
- Trusts and Estates Conference 2024
- Half Day Court of Protection Conference
- Webinar by Elis Gomer – Forgery in Contentious Probate
- Webinar by David Rees KC titled “Protection for Personal Representatives in Potentially Insolvent Estates”.
- Elis Gomer and Hugh Cumber present webinar titled “Adult Child Claims under the Inheritance Act 1975”
- Half Day Conference – Tax for Private Clients: getting it right (and what to do when it goes wrong)
- Ruth Hughes and Oliver Marre present webinar on DOTAS
- ChBA Geneva conference
- Trusts In Litigation – Budapest 2024
- Contentious Probate Update Webinar presented by Ruth Hughes and Francis Ng
- Toby Bishop to speak at seminar for The Association of Lifetime Lawyers
- Simon Douglas to speak at MBL conference titled “The ABC of IHT Rules for Probate Practitioners”
- Rose Fetherstonhaugh to speak at Thoughts Leaders 4 Conference on Trusts in Divorce
- Miranda Allardice to speak at MBL seminar titled “Succession Disputes After Churchill – Strategies for Dispute Resolution Success”
- The Court of Protection Bar Association Careers Event: Diverse Perspectives
- How to avoid compulsory mediation after Churchill.
- Trusts & Estates Conference 2023 – Waiting List
- Toby Bishop to speak at event advising a suicide’s family about forfeiture and relief (Ninian v Findlay 2019)
- Feilding v Dickinson Webinar
- Ruth Hughes to speak at PM+M Court of Protection Seminar
- Court of Protection Conference – Waiting List
- Penelope Reed KC and Joe Ollech will deliver the first lecture in the 48th Blundell Lectures on 5 June 2023.
- Art Law: Recent Developments
- Members of Chambers to speak at the Freeths Contentious Trusts and Probate conference in Nottingham and Bristol
- Proprietary Estoppel: Guest v Guest and Beyond – Waiting List
- Solicitor’s lien for fees: Candey Ltd v Crumpler – Webinar by Luke Harris
- Hugh Cumber is giving a webinar on Guest v Guest
- Protected: Test page for webinar registration
- Ruth Hughes to speak at The Court of Protection Bar Association Careers Webinar: Diverse perspectives
- Jordan Holland to speak at Contra Trust in Litigation Conference 2022
- Secret Trusts – Webinar by Emilia Carslaw
- Postponed webinar – Forfeiture and murder- by Francis Ng
- Disputes about dead bodies and funerals – Webinar by Alexander Drapkin
- Mediation in the Court of Protection – Webinar by Charlotte Edge
- Penelope Reed to speak at webinar for Buckles Solicitors
- Hugh Cumber to speak at webinar providing an update on inheriterance tax for Fraser and Fraser
- Mediation in 2021 from start to finish. A review by the 5 Stone Buildings Mediation Team.
- Postponed webinar – Free Britney – Webinar by Jordan Holland and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- Post-death arrangements: variations, disclaimers and discretionary trusts – Webinar by Simon Douglas
- Guideline Hourly Rates update- Webinar by Emilia Carslaw
- Pitfalls in the administration of estates – Webinar by Sarah Haren QC and Arabella Adams
- Contentious Probate Update: the decision in Sangha v Sangha [2021] EWHC 1599 (Ch) – Webinar by William East
- Claims by spouses under the Inheritance Act 1975: Problems and Preparation – Webinar by Miranda Allardice
- Removing PRs: some practical issues – Webinar by Luke Harris and Edward Hewitt
- In for a penny, in for a pound: can trustees take their costs from the fund in removal claims? – Webinar by Penelope Reed QC and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- When is Capital Gains Tax payable on the settlement of litigation? – Webinar by Harry Martin
- Postponed webinar – Mutual wills, a nightmare scenario? – Webinar by Alexander Drapkin
- Sex and the COP – Update (Sex Workers) – Webinar by Ruth Hughes and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- Hugh Cumber to speak at the Law Society Private Client Annual Conference
- The Seven Deadly Sins of Trustee Decision Making – Webinar by Andrew Lynn
- ConTrA Webinar – How to remove an executor
- Testamentary Capacity: Time for a change?
- Womble Bond Dickinson Trust Co -V Glenn – Webinar by Penelope Reed QC
- Cross examination – tarnishing the gold standard – Webinar by Toby Bishop
- Tax update – Webinar by Amanda Hardy QC and Oliver Marre
- Contracts to leave property by will – Webinar by Arabella Adams
- Trust update -Webinar by Mathew Roper
- Update on 1975 Act Claims by Adult Children: Miles v Shearer [2021] EWHC 1000 (Ch) – Webinar by Barbara Rich and Jordan Holland
- Mark Baxter to present webinar titled Construction and Rectification of Wills for Certainty
- Miranda Allardice to speak at ACTAPS webinar about Recent awards under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
- “Will rectification: an update” to consider the two recent decisions in Brennan v Kelly [2020] EWHC 245 (Ch) and Barrett v Hammond [2020] EWHC 3585 (Ch) -Webinar by Edward Hewitt
- Cross-border insolvency proceedings: recognition and enforcement between the UK and EU -Webinar by Raj Arumugam, Alice Lithgow (Fletcher Day) and Adam Cole (Walkers)
- The Disclosure Pilot – Webinar by Jordan Holland and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- Capital Tax Update – Webinar by Oliver Marre and Simon Douglas
- Accepting foreign property on behalf of a child under the Children Act 1989: Re AC (a child) and Hays v Hays – Webinar by Ruth Hughes
- CPR 21: Approval of compromises on behalf of children and protected parties -Webinar by Jordan Holland
- Tax Issues which can arise in Private Client Litigation – Webinar by Sarah Haren and Simon Douglas
- Privacy Orders – Webinar by Penelope Reed QC and Tracey Angus QC
- How to prepare an application under the Variation of Trusts Act 1958 – Webinar by Ruth Hughes and Thomas Entwistle
- Replacing the custodians of estates and trusts – Webinar by Toby Bishop
- Contentious Probate Webinar
- An Introduction to Contentious Probate: a guide for those starting out- Webinar by Arabella Adams
- The tax implications of compromising 1975 Act and probate claims – Webinar by Penelope Reed QC and Amanda Hardy QC
- Issues around the disposal of the deceased’s body -Webinar by Hugh Cumber
- Accessory liability: knowing receipt and dishonest assistance- Webinar by Toby Bishop
- Virtual Dispute Resolution – learning from experience -Webinar by Penelope Reed QC, Miranda Allardice and Barbara Rich
- 5 Stone Buildings Careers Webinar
- Claims over works of art – a case of bailment or trust? – Webinar by Luke Harris
- Insolvent Estates and Trusts – Webinar by Toby Bishop and Raj Arumugam
- So-called ‘Illusory Trusts’- Webinar by Mathew Roper
- Capacity to engage in sexual relations – webinar by Rose Fetherstonhaugh and Ruth Hughes
- Tax Issues for Personal Representatives – Webinar by Simon Douglas
- 5 Stone Buildings reacts to the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Staveley case – webinar by David Rees QC and Hugh Cumber
- Changes to the law on Will-making, a webinar by Barbara Rich
- Gilding the lily: the Witness Evidence Working Group’s recommendations – a webinar by Toby Bishop
- Litigation Friends – a webinar presented by David Rees QC and Sarah Haren
- Challenging lifetime gifts and undue influence – Webinar by Miranda Allardice
- The Forfeiture Rule: recent decisions – Webinar by Mathew Roper
- Current Issues in Judicial Review – Webinar by Amanda Hardy QC, Oliver Marre and Sam Chandler
- Common Intention Constructive Trusts: Evolving Principles and Practical Points -Webinar by Eliza Eagling
- DAC 6 Reporting – how to be prepared and consideration of examples – Webinar by Amanda Hardy QC and Oliver Marre
- The basics of IHT – Webinar by Ruth Hughes
- Testamentary capacity update: Clitheroe v Bond and Re Templeman Deceased – Webinar by Hugh Cumber
- Claims by Spouses: 1975 Act Applications and Trusts in Divorce – Webinar by Jordan Holland and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- Often overlooked doctrines: the presumption against double portions; secret trusts; donationes mortis causa and the rule in Strong v Bird – Webinar by Mathew Roper
- Terminating a Trust: issues which may arise – Webinar by Raj Arumugam
- Taking Accounts – Webinar by Sarah Haren and Rose Fetherstonhaugh
- Graham v Lynch-issues in rectification- Webinar by Penelope Reed QC
- Remedies in proprietary estoppel claims: where are we now? – Webinar by William East
- Conflicts of Interest and Professional Deputies – Webinar by David Rees QC and Ruth Hughes
- Domicile and Jurisdiction Disputes – Webinar by Toby Bishop
- Are success fees recoverable in 1975 Act claims – Webinar by Edward Hewitt
- Will Formalities – Webinar by Barbara Rich
- Nil Rate Band Discretionary Trusts – Webinar by Simon Douglas
- Current Issues in Tax including dealing with First Tier and Upper Tribunals during Covid 19 – Webinar by Amanda Hardy QC and Oliver Marre
- Trusts and HRA Cases – Webinar by Eliza Eagling
- Changing the Terms of Trusts – Webinar by Mathew Roper
- Mediation and ADR using online technology- Webinar by Penelope Reed QC, Miranda Allardice and Barbara Rich
- Practical tips for remote hearings – Webinar by Ruth Hughes
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- Shapton v Seviour – lunchtime webinar with Hugh Cumber
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- Mark Baxter to present webinar for Certainty – The National Will Register
- Ruth Hughes to speak at the Worshipful Company of Tax Advisors
- Penelope Reed QC and Miranda Allardice to speak at Simon Gore Contentious Probate 2020 Conference
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- Day Conference: Trusts and Estates 2020 – waiting list
- Channel Islands Conference 2022
- Half-Day Conference: Cowan and Beyond – Time for 1975 Act Claims
- 5 Stone Buildings features prominently at the Chancery Bar Association Summer Conference
- Amanda Hardy QC, Mathew Roper and Sam Chandler to speak at Chancery Bar Association Bermuda Conference
- Mathew Roper and Harry Martin to speak for Solicitors for the Elderly on how to plan pre-death in order to avoid post-death disputes
- Henry Legge QC to speak at the White Paper Pensions Conference
- Mark Baxter and Sam Chandler to speak at Withers event on Gaskin v Chorus Law and Murphy
- Miranda Allardice to speak at the ACTAPS Spring Seminar
- Mark Baxter to present webinar on the Court of Protection for Certainty – The National Will Register
- Penelope Reed QC and Tracey Angus QC to speak on STEP panel on Inheritance Act claims
- Half-Day Conference: Court of Protection Update
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- Day Conference: Trusts and Estates (waiting list)
- Half day Conference: Court of Protection Update – FULLY SUBSCRIBED
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- Trusts and Inheritance: Recent Developments – Half-day Conference – FULLY SUBSCRIBED
- Members Speak at Seminar: Update on Claims Arising Out of Probate Wills and Estates
- Court of Protection and Mental Capacity Update at the Royal College of Surgeons
- Ilott and beyond: the Inheritance Act in the spotlight
- Trusts and Estates Litigation Forum 2015
- Court of Protection Update 2015
- Penelope Reed QC speaking at UCL Private Law Group Seminar with Prof Ben Macfarlane and Prof Charles Mitchell
- 5 Stone Buildings Autumn 2016 Seminars
- 5 Stone Buildings Seminars in Spring 2016
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