Masterclass: Unlocking contentious legacies

Join Bates Wells for this one-hour masterclass on tackling difficult claims. Leticia Jennings (Partner, Legacy Disputes) and Alice Faure Walker (Senior Counsel, Charities) will share top tips on unlocking legacies in contentious or technically complex cases, including how to get the most out of your legal spend by working effectively with your legal advisors.

The session will cover:

• The common situations that slow down the distribution of an estate;
• Liability and claims that can be brought against a personal representative or executor (including devastavit claims);
• Tools for facilitating the distribution of an estate in contentious cases, including the use of s.27 of the Trustees Act 1925;
• Top tips for working effectively and efficiently with personal representatives or executors on difficult cases; and
• Renunciation, removal and substitution.