Recent Cases
Permission to proceed? Derivative claim denied
Company law, Commercial disputes, Joint venture and partnership disputes, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious
Nikki Singla KC | Caspar Bartscherer
Tuesday 6 October 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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External Conferences
Informa Connect Transcontinental Trusts Conference Istanbul 2026
7 - 9 October 2026
CVK Park Bosphorus Hotel Istanbul, TurkeySpeakers:
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Gilead Cooper KC | Clare Stanley KC | Jonathan Davey KC | Tom Roscoe | Michael Ashdown | Tommie DruryEvents / Webinars
Save the Date – Trusts Litigation Day 2027
Monday 18 January 2027 | 9am - 5.45pm followed by drinks and dinner
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InterContinental London, Park LaneExternal Conferences
ConTrA – Seminar 3: The year in review
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Macfarlanes, 20 Cursitor StFree for ConTrA members
Speakers:
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Simon Atkinson
