ACTAPS are delighted to invite our members to our first full-day conference, to be held on 17th September 2026. We look forward to welcoming you to County Hall in London to hear about the latest hot topics in trusts and estates litigation, followed by a reception.
| 10.00 | Registration | |
| 10:30 | Chairs’ welcome | |
| 10.45 | Keynote | |
| 11.30 | Putting the Brakes On: injunctions, caveats and other strategies | Natasha Stourton (Withers), Josh Lewison (Radcliffe Chambers) & Sarah Sussman (Penningtons Manches Cooper) |
| 12.15 | Breakout 1: Difficult People in Mediation | Beverley-Anne Rogers (Serle Court), Louise Corfield (No 5 Chambers) & Mark Keeley (Freeths) |
| Breakout 2: Succession, Sharia and the Middle East | Yousafa Hazara (Irwin Mitchell), Edward Hewitt (5 Stone Buildings) & Hannah Mantle (Forsters) | |
| Breakout 3: Three ages of law | Tom Dumont KC (Radcliffe Chambers), Emma Saunders (Sintons) & Matthew Paton (5 Stone Buildings) | |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:30 | Breakout 4: Dealing with difficult PRs | Lydia Pemberton (Selborne Chambers), Emma Holland (Stewarts) & Emma-Louise Green (Meridian Private Client) |
| Breakout 5: The risk and reward of technology and AI | Richard Dew (Ten Old Square), Amanda Smallcombe (Birketts) & Dominic Green (Child & Child) | |
| Breakout 6: Preparing witnesses | Andy Hobbs (Assurety), Ciara O'Duffy (Assurety) & Alexander Learmonth KC (New Square Chambers) | |
| 15.15 | Meet the Expert | Ellen Radley (Radley Forensic Document Laboratory) |
| 16.00 | Tea | |
| 16.15 | Chancery FDR Demonstration | Master McQuail, Amy Berry (New Square Chambers) & Toby Bishop (5 Stone Buildings) |
| 17.15 | Chairs’ final thoughts | |
| 17.20 | Drinks |