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  1. Early Onset Dementia

    With early onset dementia becoming an ever increasing reality, how do you protect yourself and the testator from attack on the grounds there was cognitive impairment?

  2. Handling Financial Abuse Cases - Alex Troup KC, St John's Chambers

    How do you gain an edge for your client when handling financial abuse cases, including dodgy attorneys and predatory marriages, and recover misappropriated monies?

  3. Costs & CFAs in 1975 Act claims - Constance McDonnell KC, Serle Court

    In view of recent case law, how likely is the Court to treat costs and CFA debts as part of “financial needs” in 1975 Act claims?

  4. Problems with Capacity Evidence - Kate Selway KC, Radcliffe Chambers

    How do you control - and overcome - the problems with capacity evidence and turn the scale in your client's favour, following the spate of recent cases?

  5. Challenging Trustees’ Decisions - Matthew Hodson, Gatehouse Chambers

    What are creative ways of challenging trustees’ decisions and securing a favourable outcome for clients, supported by case law and practical examples?

  6. Going Beyond Guest v Guest - David E Grant KC, Outer Temple Chambers

    To what extent will the courts apply the decision from Guest v Guest, but reduce the award due to proportionality and/or unreasonableness, and by how much?

  7. Personal Representatives - Alexander Learmonth KC, New Square Chambers

    How do you contend with - or defend - personal representatives battling with each other, including probate applications, letters of administration and strategic use of caveats?

  8. Mediation & ADR

    Mediation & ADR. How can mediation or other forms of ADR best assist in the resolution of will and trust disputes?

    • Date Uploaded: 13 Dec 2022
    • Format: PDF
    • Size: 211.383 KB

  9. Financial abuse - David E Grant KC, Outer Temple Chambers

    Financial abuse - David E Grant KC, Outer Temple Chambers. What is realistic and achievable when dealing with financial abuse cases, including predatory marriages, dodgy attorneys, and the Quincecare duty?

    • Date Uploaded: 12 Dec 2022
    • Format: PDF
    • Size: 400.126 KB

  10. Capacity evidence - Matthew Hodson, Gatehouse Chambers

    Capacity evidence - Matthew Hodson, Gatehouse Chambers. How far can you push the court over capacity evidence, including knowledge and approval and the type of evidence required?

    • Date Uploaded: 7 Dec 2022
    • Format: PDF
    • Size: 525.03 KB

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