Trusts, probate and estates: contentious
Monday 17 September 2018
5.30 - 6.30pm followed by drinks
The George Town Yacht Club, Upstairs Function Room, 606 North Sound Road, George Town, Grand Cayman
1.0 CPD
We are pleased to partner with STEP Cayman to deliver a seminar to members on topical issues relating to trusts law. The talks are detailed below:
TALK 1: 5.30pm – 5.50pm
Trustees’ mistakes: the offshore experience – Michael Ashdown
TALK 2: 5.50pm – 6.10pm
Recent developments in proprietary claims and attacking and defending trusts – Jonathan Hilliard QC
TALK 3: 6.10pm – 6.30pm
Trustee indemnities and retention of assets – Tiffany Scott QC
Please email seminars@wilberforce.co.uk if you would like to RSVP or have any questions.
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