Conferences

Conference speaking and in-house training
from one of Yorkshire's most experienced private client solicitors.

Legal 500 Leading Individual Chambers Band 1 CEDR Accredited Mediator

Conference Speaking

Are you organising a legal services conference and looking for an experienced private client practitioner speaker?

Do you need a speaker who can address recent changes in estate, trust, or tax law with practical clarity?

With 35 years of PQE - 26 in practice, including partnerships at leading Yorkshire law firms, and 11 in legal education - Viv speaks on some of the essential topics and developments shaping the current private client legal landscape, from trusts to Wills to inheritance tax planning.

Available for in-house training as well as external conferences, CPD seminars, and panels — in-person or online.

Speaking Topics

External conferences, panel discussions and training sessions

Examples of topics that Viv can cover at external conferences, panel discussions, or training sessions are set out below. More information on in-house training courses is available on the Training page.

For any other technical training courses for private client lawyers, or soft skills courses for lawyers and support colleagues, please get in touch.

Wills

  • The importance of having a professionally written Will in place
  • The future for Wills
  • Proposed reform of the law for cohabitants on intestacy - stronger rights for unmarried couples
  • Inheritance tax planning and Will drafting - where are we now?
  • Business property relief and Will drafting - what next?

Trusts

  • Lifetime planning and trusts - is there a future for the lifetime trust?
  • Creating lifetime trusts - the current capital gains tax and inheritance tax rules
  • The importance of understanding trusts - what happens when they are poorly drafted and how they can go wrong
  • Trustees and their powers - how to use trusts in practice
  • When and how to bring a trust to an end

Professional Skills

  • Why delivering excellent client service really still matters in the modern world and what does this look like
  • Cross-selling and adding value - empowering attendees to understand the importance of cross-selling and adding value to and for clients

Interested in a speaker for your event?

Viv is available for conferences, CPD sessions, and panel discussions. Please get in touch to discuss topics, format, and availability.

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