Wilberforce STEP Cayman Seminar

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

• Codified Hastings-Bass rules: Bermuda, Bahamas and Jersey – and Cayman next?
• Recent offshore developments in mistake

• Is a breach of fiduciary duty required? M v St Anne’s Trustees

TALK 2: 5.50pm – 6.10pm

Recent developments in proprietary claims and attacking and defending trusts – Jonathan Hilliard QC

• Cayman and Bermudan developments in defending trusts from attack- when can trustees defend against outsiders and what are the consequences?
• Money paid out of trusts in breach of trust- when do tracing claims run into problems?

TALK 3: 6.10pm – 6.30pm

Trustee indemnities and retention of assets – Tiffany Scott QC

• What is the nature of a trustee’s indemnity?
• How far can trustees go in retaining trust property to meet future claims and other expenses?

• How can beneficiaries challenge decisions to retain?

• Practical considerations for trustees and beneficiaries

Please email seminars@wilberforce.co.uk if you would like to RSVP or have any questions.