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Court of Appeal rejects jurisdiction challenge in Lebanese banking case
Banking and financial services, Commercial disputes, International / offshore
Bobby Friedman KC | Caspar Bartscherer
Wednesday 13 May 2026
International / offshore, Commercial disputes, Insolvency, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious, Trusts, probate and estates: non-contentious
STEP Cayman Seminar
Monday 21 September 2015
5.30pm
The Brasserie Conference Facilities, 171 Elgin Avenue, Cricket Square George Town, Grand Cayman
1.0 CPD
Freedman case – mistake in practice after Pitt v Holt
Clare Stanley QC
- What does “causative ignorance” mean?
- What is a “mistaken tacit assumption”?
- Importance of evidence
- Mistakes exclusively about tax
- Is “but for” causation required?
Defending Trusts from attack – who pays the costs?
Michael Furness QC
- When will trustees of trust be permitted to fund the defence of the trust from the trust fund?
- When will the court leave it to a third party to undertake the defence of the trust?
- What happens when the trust is a STAR trust?
- Can the challenger ever get his costs from the trust fund in any event?
- How can the successful challenger be protected if the defence is to be paid for by the trust fund
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Tuesday 7 July 2026 | 1pm - 5.50pm, followed by drinks and canapés
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Chancery Issues in Divorce
Tuesday 30 June 2026 | 3pm - 5.50pm followed by drinks and canapés
1 Hotel Mayfair, LondonÂŁ120 + VAT | 2.0 CPD
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R3 Contentious Insolvency and Creditors Forum
Thursday 16 July 2026
BMA House, LondonSpeakers:
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