Ten Old Square is excited to announce its Junior Lawyers’ Spring Party which will be held in February 2024 at 170 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 5QB (https://sixescricket.com). Join us for an evening of (optional) cricket, drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), snacks, and, most importantly, a catch-up! Please message Emily Overett at emilyoverett@tenoldsquare.com for the […]
Ten Old Square will hold a live webinar with Q&A featuring Georgia Bedworth and Thomas Arnull. Obligatory mediation? Implications of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil In Ten Old Square’s first Friday Briefing of 2024 on 26 January, Thomas and Georgia discuss the Court of Appeal’s decision in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council and others […]
13th Dec 2023
On 26 February 2024, James Poole and Adam Stewart-Wallace will deliver a webinar for MBL on contentious probate practice. The one-day course will cover the most common types of claims, using a practical approach based on real-life cases. It will include discussion of the law on challenges to the validity of a will, applications for […]
Ten Old Square will hold a live webinar with Q&A featuring Philip Jenkins and Andreas Giannakopoulos. Executor removal and the non-contentious probate rules Philip and Andreas will be discussing the rules and procedure governing competing claims to a grant and the circumstances in which it is appropriate to pass over an executor or administrator. The […]
11th Dec 2023
On Saturday 2 December, members of chambers delivered Ten Old Square’s schools programme at the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham, part of chambers’ initiative to encourage diversity at the Chancery Bar. The students learnt about life as a barrister, interview participation, cross-examination technique, and debating skills. The day concluded with a debate on the use […]
5th Dec 2023
Ten Old Square is delighted to announce the publication of the 5th edition of Sidney Ross’s ‘perennial classic’ on Inheritance Act Claims, a comprehensive exposition of the present state of the law on claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. The new edition marks the thirtieth anniversary of the textbook’s first […]
1st Dec 2023
In the latest issue of Trusts & Trustees, Georgia Bedworth and James Kirby discuss the courts’ approach to the application of the open justice principle in trusts and capacity proceedings. The article traces the evolution of the case law and procedural rules both in England and Wales and in offshore jurisdictions. It also takes stock […]