# Matrimonial Finance Law & Practice: Shaping New Developments into Solution-Focused Answers for Your Clients

> Court-Proven, Solution-Focused Answers to 7 of the Biggest Legal Challenges facing Experienced Practitioners: Directly from Top-Flight King’s Counsel and Senior Juniors

- Format: In-person
- Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 10:00AM to 4:00PM (registration from 9:30AM)
- Venue: The Lowry Hotel, 50 Dearmans Place, Manchester, M3 5LH
- 5 hours CPD
- Rates: Live Attendance £249.00 + VAT per person
- Status: This conference has taken place
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/matfinmanchester24

## Programme

- 09:30 Registration and coffee
- 10:00 Chair's Introduction: Matrimonial Finance Law & Practice: Shaping new developments into solution-focused answers for your clients
  - Chaired by Samantha Hillas KC, St John’s Buildings
- 10:10 Non-matrimonial property: What is the latest judicial thinking on non-matrimonial property, including inheritance, pensions and the application of the mingling principles, with a focus on "needs"?
  - Answered by Justin Warshaw KC, 1 Hare Court
- 10:45 Behaviour: To what extent does DP v EP [2023] give you an edge when arguing for a departure from equality because of financial abuse and behaviour, including coercive control and narcissism?
  - Answered by Michael Horton KC, Coram Chambers
- 11:20 Morning Coffee
- 11:35 PAG2 report: What are the implications of the PAG2 report on pension sharing on divorce? How do you get it right for clients and protect yourself from claims made against you?
  - Answered by Grant Lazarus, 7 Harrington St Chambers
- 12:10 Maintenance: What - right now - are the trends in spousal maintenance decisions and the impact on client advice caused by judicial inconsistency?
  - Answered by Abigail Bennett, In-House Counsel at JMW Solicitors
- 12:45 Overrun
- 13:00 Lunch
- 13:45 Costs: Under evolving costs rules, how do you pitch open and Without Prejudice offers, postpone offers, and what do you do when the other party is not making an offer?
  - Answered by Francesca Fothergill, Broadway House Chambers
- 14:20 Bankruptcy: How do you effectively help clients facing bankruptcy and divorce, and what do you do if you think the bankruptcy is a manipulation?
  - Answered by Christopher Miller, Fourteen
- 14:55 S25 narrative: What are the critical success factors when crafting an S25 narrative statement? How do you make it stand out and bring the court around to your client's way of thinking?
  - Answered by Susan Deas, Deans Court Chambers
- 15:30 Financial Remedies Reform: What is the current state of play with the Law Commission's financial remedies reform project?
  - Answered by Richard Barge, Aaron & Partners
- 15:40 Over-run
- 16:00 Close of conference

## How to book

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