The Pump Court Chambers Inheritance Team will be running their Inheritance Update Seminars on 30 September (Worthing), 14 October (London) and 15 October (Southampton).  Topics  to include

• Spouses’ claims - News from the Family Division                         

Pre-nuptial agreements post Macleod

CA decision in NG v KR

The second marriage & pre-acquired assets

Inherited assets & needs

• Spouses’ claims under the Act                                       
• Divorce fiction a floor or ceiling - Baker (2008)      

Conduct & bankruptcy in the light of Barron v Woodhead (2008)

• Cohabitants to the wealthy - Negus v Bahouse (2008)                  
• Clean break v life interest after cohabitation – Webster (2009) & Baker (2008)        
• Dependants - assumption of responsibility as a requirement Baynes in CA (2009)   
• Complicated families – claims by step-children
• Tax impact of claims under Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975
• Inheritance by Proprietary Estoppel - Thorner v Major (HL-2009)
• Probate update                          `                      

Costs in probate  - Kostic v Chaplin (2008)     

Please e-mail lianh@3pumpcourt.com should you wish to book a place.