Join us for our latest lockdown lecture ‘Avoiding Negligence Claims’ presented by Julian Reed and Simon Lane of Pump Court Chambers.

Our speakers will consider the following issues:

The duty to disappointed or intended beneficiaries
  • Negligent preparation of a will;
  • White v Jones [1995] 2 AC 207HL;
  • The Scope of the duty.

Damage Limitation
  • 10 ways to avoid professional negligence claims;
  • Remedying wills, trusts and deeds.
Navigating the Administration/ Avoiding and Managing Risks
  • Duties of the PR;
  • Whether the administration of the estate should be taken on at all;
  • What to do when it becomes clear that the firm is not able to deal with the administration – competence and capacity issues;
  • Identifying risk and particular issues such as
    – potential claims by or against an estate and the particular duties in those circumstance
    – friction between beneficiaries and or conflicts;
    – Domicile and tax;
    – Questions over the assets, including extent, legitimacy and criminality;
    – Solvency and debts.

Recording 

To view the recording for Avoiding Negligence Claims please click the link.