EVENTS & PUBLICATIONS
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Events Archive
07/02/2012
5 Stone Buildings Annual Seminar on Recent Developments in the Court of Protection
This seminar will be an update on recent changes and cases in the Court of Protection for all practitioners. In order to reserve your place please see the booking form for details.
12/01/2012
Christopher Whitehouse delivers a series of lectures across the country for the Law Society
From early 2012 Christopher Whitehouse will be giving a series of lectures on tax planning for the Law Society. These will take place in London, Exeter, Manchester and Birmingham between January and March 2012
01/01/2012
5 Stone Buildings once again sponsors the LUMS competition
The London Universities Mooting Shield Competition takes place each year and members from this chambers have been judges on several occasions
06/12/2011
Shan Warnock-Smith will be speaking at the IBC 10th Annual Congress
Shan will be taking part in the Trust Congress Cystal Ball session
29/11/2011
Christopher Whitehouse speaks at the IBC Conference
This conference on "Tax Planning for Family, Homes and Chattels" will be held at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel in London.
24/11/2011
Christopher Whitehouse speaking at the Wills Probate and Advising the Elderly Update 2011
Christopher Whitehouse will be speaking in two sessions at this Conference in Bristol on Thursday 24 November.
18/11/2011
5 Stone Buildings will have stalls at two upcoming law fairs
5 Stone Buildings will have stalls at the LSE Law Fair on Tuesday 8th November and the Chancery Bar Association Careers Fair on Friday 18th November.
15/11/2011
Sarah Haren and Ruth Hughes to speak to STEP Surrey Branch
Sarah Haren and Ruth Hughes will speak to STEP Surrey Branch in Guildford on Tuesday 15th November.
15/11/2011
Mark Herbert QC speaking at STEP Charities Special Interests Group joint seminar with STEP London Central
Mark Herbert QC and Paul Knight of BDO LLP will be speaking about the proposed relief for 10 per cent bequests to charity and other 2011 Budget announcements
11/11/2011
Christopher Whitehouse speaks at the Longmark Tax Conference in London
Christopher Whitehouse will be giving an update on Caprital Tax Planning at the "Practical Tax Planning for Wealthy Individuals and SMEs" Conference taking place on 11th November at Lord's Cricket Ground in London
08/11/2011
Christopher Tidmarsh QC speaking at the Trust Litigation Symposium 2011
The 2011 Trust Litgation Symposium will be held at the Millenium Hotel in Knightsbridge in London and is being organised by IRR and IBC Financial Events.
03/11/2011
Private Client Forum at Villa D'Este
Shan Warnock-Smith will be speaking at the Private Client Forum at Villa D'Este in November.
28/09/2011
Lexis Nexis Conference
Michael O'Sullivan will be speaking on Capacity at the Trust and Estates Litigation conference in Central London on Wednesday 28th September 2011.
15/06/2011
Professional Conferences
Christopher Whitehouse will be speaking on Estates Planning and Wills and Administration at this conference at Kensington Town Hall, London.
13/06/2011
Chancery Bar Association Seminar on Fraud
Barbara Rich is on the panel of the next Chancery Bar Association seminar on Fraud.
09/06/2011
Shân Warnock-Smith to speak at the STEP Guernsey Annual Conference
This conference will take place at St James Concert Hall, St Peter Port in Guernsey.
09/06/2011
STEP Bristol talk
Christopher Whitehouse speaking at the STEP Bristol seminar on "Schemes avoiding POAT and GROB".
27/05/2011
Christopher Whitehouse and David Rees to speak at London STEP Spring Conference
On 27 May STEP will be holding the final leg of its Spring Conference in London.
25/05/2011
IBC's 4th Annual IHT Conference in London
Christopher Whitehouse is amongst the speakers at the IBC's Annual IHT conference.
16/05/2011
Chambers Enters 7th London Legal Walk
This annual event is organised by the London Legal Support Trust in aid of the valuable work done by pro bono legal advice centres across London and the South-East.
15/05/2011
STEP Caribbean Conference
Shan Warnock-Smith will be amongst the speakers at the STEP Caribbean Conference in Bermuda.
13/05/2011
Christopher Whitehouse and David Rees to speak at Birmingham STEP Spring Conference
On 13 May STEP will be holding the third leg of its Spring Conference in Birmingham.
15/04/2011
Christopher Whitehouse and Joseph Goldsmith to speak at Exeter STEP Spring Conference
On 15 April STEP will be holding the second leg of its Spring Conference in Exeter.
08/04/2011
Christopher Whitehouse to speak at CIOT Spring Residential Conference on IHT Planning
On 8 April Christopher Whitehouse will be speaking at the Chartered Institute of Taxation's Spring Residential Conference at Queen's College, Cambridge.
07/04/2011
Christopher Whitehouse and David Rees to speak at Leeds STEP Spring Conference
On 7 April STEP will be holding the first leg of its Spring Conference in Leeds. The conference is titled 'Trusts, Tax & Estates: Essential Guidance on the Latest Developments'.
04/04/2011
Penelope Reed QC to speak to the Chancery Bar Association on testamentary capacity
The Chancery Bar Association are holding this seminar, which is entitled Recent Developments in Probate Law.
15/03/2011
Recent Developments in the Court of Protection
This seminar will focus on recent Court of Protection caselaw and updates to the court's procedure.
24/11/2010
Recent Developments in the Court of Protection
An update on recent Court of Protection changes and cases for all practitioners.
15/05/2010
Proprietary Estoppel and Recent Cases
On Thursday 13th May 2010 Penelope Reed QC and Ruth Hughes spoke at the STEP Central London AGM on Proprietary Estoppel and Recent Cases.
22/04/2010
The Latest Developments in Family Provision
This 5 Stone Buildings Seminar was held on Tuesday 9th February 2010 at the Irish Club. It was chaired by Paul Hewitt of Withers LLP and the speakers were Tracey Angus, Penelope Reed QC and Anna Clarke. The talks had the following titles. "Spouse Claims and the Divorce Cross Check", "Compromising Claims" and "The Law Commission Reforms". It was repeated on Thursday 22nd April 2010, chaired by Alison Meek of Harcus Sinclair.
29/11/2009
STEP Annual Tax Conference 2009 - Essential Update for all Practitioners
This 5 Stone Buildings Seminar was held on Monday 23rd November and on 30th November with talks from Barbara Rich, David Rees, Joseph Goldsmith and Mark Baxter. It was repeated due to enormous interest.
28/09/2009
Lexis Nexis
Penelope Reed QC spoke on proprietary estoppel at this conference in Central London.
17/06/2009
Risk and Negligence in Private Client Work
The speakers at this 5 Stone Buildings Seminar were Penelope Reed QC and Mark Baxter. It was chaired by Martyn Frost and held at the Irish Club, 2-4 Tudor Street, London EC4Y 0AA. It provided an update on latest developments aimed at all private client practioners.
19/01/2009
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 & The Court of Protection
Barbara Rich and David Rees spoke at this conference in Manchester organised by STEP.
13/10/2008
Proprietary Estoppel
We ran a seminar on Proprietary Estoppel on Monday 13th October at Staple Inn Hall. The speakers were Karen Walden-Smith, Mark Blackett-Ord and Tracey Angus.
18/06/2008
Contentious Probate
The speakers at this 5 Stone Buildings Seminar were Mark Blackett-Ord, Barbara Rich and Penelope Reed. It was chaired by Sir Alastair Norris and held at Staple Inn Hall.
29/04/2008
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the New Court of Protection
There was a repeat of the highly successful seminar that was run by Chambers on 23 October 2007, entitled "The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the New Court of Protection". The speakers were Penelope Reed, Barbara Rich and David Rees. The repeat of this seminar was on 29 April 2008 at Staple Inn Hall. It was chaired by Sir Launcelot Henderson. The seminar was once again very well received and delegate Martin Terrell of Thomson Snell & Passmore wrote that "5 Stone Buildings have done a great job in making themselves pre-eminent in this area of work."
24/04/2008
Tolley's Capital Gains Tax Conference
Christopher Tidmarsh QC was the keynote speaker at the Tolley's Conference, "Capital Gains Tax Planning under the New Regime" held in London on 24 April 2008.
31/03/2008
C5 European Conference in Geneva
Barbara Rich spoke at the C5 European Conference on Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery on 31 March 2008.