Upcoming Events
If you are interested in hosting an event, and would like to discuss your ideas, please get in touch with the Events committee at info@actaps.com
24 February 2025
ACTAPS Regional Event SW
Time: 17:00-20:00
Location:
Armada House, Bristol BS1 4BH
ACTAPS Members: FREE | Non-Members: £10
Arrival & Refreshments: 17:00-17:30
Seminar: 17:30-19:00
Drinks & Nibbles: 19:00-20:00
Seminar: Ark at ‘ee –The Southwest’s contribution to the law of wills and trusts
A review of the contribution made by Bristol ChD on the development of the law of probate and trusts.
Speakers:
HHJ Paul Matthews, Business and Property Courts in Bristol
Alexander Learmonth KC, New Square Chambers
Alex Troup KC, St John’s Chambers
John Tunnard, Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Emily Roskilly, Roskilly & Mills LLP
2 April 2025
STEP & ACTAPS Joint Event
Time: 17:30-21:00
Location:
Kingsley Napley, 20 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4DN
Virtual options available
Arrival & Refreshments: 17:30-18:00
Seminar: 18:00-19:00
Drinks & Nibbles: 19:00-21:00
Seminar: Bad Actors in Trusts and Estates
What do you do when a trust or estate is under attack from a wrongdoer? Our panel will consider the options, looking at when and how to approach the criminal authorities globally, what help the courts might offer and how to go about recovering missing assets.
Speakers:
Ed Smyth, Kingsley Napley
Maryam Oghanna, Forsters
Clementine Dowley, Payne Hicks Beach
21 May 2025
ACTAPS Birmingham Event
Time: 17:00-20:00
Location:
No5 Chambers, Birmingham
ACTAPS Members: FREE | Non-Members: £10
Arrival & Refreshments: 17:00 - 17:30
Seminar: 17:30-19:30
Drinks & Nibbles: 19:30-20:00
Seminar: An insider’s guide to Hirachand and Howe and the implications going forward
An interactive panel discussion bringing to life elements of the recent 1975 Act decisions in Hirachand v Hirachand [2024] UKSC 43 and Howe v Howe. Come and listen to the lawyers behind these high profile decisions, who will tell you about some of the lesser known elements of the cases and discuss the possible implications for future 1975 Act claims.
Panel Session with:
Brie Stevens-Hoare KC, Gatehouse Chambers
Cameron Stocks, Gatehouse Chambers
Martin Oliver, Wright Hassall LLP
Andrew Bishop, Rothley Law
James McKean, New Square Chambers
11 June 2025
ACTAPS London Central
Time: 17:00-20:00
Location:
TBC
Arrival: 13:00-13:30
Seminar: 13:30-17:00
Drinks, Refreshments and Networking
ACTAPS Annual Half Day Seminar
Speakers:
Thomas Dumont KC
A practical ‘how to’ seminar session
Alexander Learmonth KC
An update on the Law Commission’s Draft Bill on Wills
Louise Corfield & Panel
A practical workshop centred around a problem scenario ‘Estates with assets out of the Jurisdiction
16 September 2025
ACTAPS Regional Event - East Anglia
Time: 17:00-20:00
Location:
Mills & Reeve’s Cambridge Office
ACTAPS Members: FREE | Non-Members: £10
Arrival & Refreshments: 16:00-16:30
Seminar: 16:30-18:00
Drinks & Nibbles: 18:00-19:00
Further information to follow
November 2025
ACTAPS Regional Event - North of England
Further information to follow