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