Trust & Estates Litigation Forum 2022

Trust & Estates Litigation Forum 2022 will take place on 14-16 March 2022 in Cologne, Germany. We are delighted that this year Serle Court is the Leisure Activity Sponsor at the conference and we look forward to accompanying our colleagues.

The conference is written and directed by the Global Elite’s leading Advisory Board with the guidance of its chairs, Dakis Hagen QC (Serle Court) and Nicholas Holland (McDermott Will & Emery). It is an opportunity for trust and estate litigators to gather, connect and discuss recent contentious trust proceedings from across the globe.

Dakis Hagen QC and Nicholas Holland will be opening the conference at 13:30 on Monday, 14th March and at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, 15th March.

Richard Wilson QC will be discussing 'Privilege in International Disputes' alongside Geoff Kertesz, (Stewarts), Mark Barmes (Lenz & Staehelin) from 14:25-15:05 PM on Monday, 14th March.

Elizabeth Jones QC is speaking at 16:10-16:50 PM on 'Attacks on Trusts: Where Are We Now?' alongside Graeme Kleiner, (Charles Russell Speechlys), Hector Robinson QC, (Mourant Ozannes) and Jenny McKeown, (Stephenson Harwood).

James Weale will be attending the conference.

To view the online agenda, please click here.

Related Barristers

Elizabeth Jones KC

Call: 1984
Silk: 2000

Described by The Legal 500 as “one of the stars of his generation”, Richard Wilson KC specialises in litigation, drafting and advisory work across traditional and commercial chancery. His practice focuses on trusts and probate, both contentious and non-contentious, related company and partnership law, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, tax, professional negligence and civil fraud.

Richard has acted in many of the most significant and high-value cases in these areas in recent years. He is currently involved in several disputes concerning the estates of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) in England and overseas.

His practice frequently involves offshore matters and private international law. He has appeared before the Privy Council, the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Gibraltar, the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Bermuda, the Supreme Court of The Bahamas, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. He has also provided expert evidence on English law before the Royal Courts of Jersey and Guernsey.

Richard regularly acts in disputes across all the principal offshore jurisdictions. A significant proportion of his practice involves international clients, particularly those based in Asia, including Hong Kong.

Richard Wilson KC

Call: 1996
Silk: 2016

Dakis Hagen KC

Call: 2002
Silk: 2017

James Weale KC has a very busy commercial chancery practice with a focus on domestic and international commercial and trusts disputes.

He is recognised as a leading practitioner in those fields by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Chambers Global, Chambers High Net Worth, and Who’s Who Legal, where they describe him as a “brilliant lawyer” and a “Superstar”. He was Chambers & Partners’ Chancery Junior of the Year in 2023.

He regularly appears (both as sole and junior counsel) in the English High Court and has appeared several times in the Court of Appeal. He also has considerable experience in overseas jurisdictions (including as sole counsel), including Bermuda, the DIFC, the BVI, Cayman, Jersey, Guernsey, Gibraltar and Panama.