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Key Principles of the Law of Trusts - Develop Your Knowledge - Learn Live

Length
1.5 hours
Next course start
24 April, 2025 (+2 start dates)
Course delivery
Virtual Classroom
Length
1.5 hours
Next course start
24 April, 2025 (+2 start dates)
Course delivery
Virtual Classroom

Course description

Your older private clients are likely to seek advice on trusts, not only in relation to IHT planning but also for mitigating care home fees and divorce settlements, so it is vital that you maintain a working knowledge of this area in order to advise them accurately.


Julie Bell presents this live and interactive broadcast which will provide you with the necessary insight for making this a lucrative fee generating area of your private client work.


It will cover the essential elements of a trust, the duties of trustees, the appointment of trustees, the position of beneficiaries, common drafting errors, and much more.

Upcoming start dates

Choose between 2 start dates

24 April, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online
  • English

8 October, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online
  • English

Outcome / Qualification etc.

Following all MBL courses, a certificate of attendance will be provided for those who are required to evidence their CPD activity to a professional body.

Training Course Content

Introduction

The ageing population has a heightened interest in trusts - not only in relation to IHT planning but to mitigate care home fees and divorce settlements.

Without having an accurate grasp of the fundamentals of trust law it is not possible to advise on this lucrative fee generating area of private client.

This new virtual classroom seminar is suitable for private client practitioners who want to develop their knowledge of trusts and to be able to provide simple explanations to clients.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

  • Essential elements of a trust and formalities
  • Duties of trustees
  • Appointment, retirement, and removal of trustees
  • Powers of trustees
  • Position of beneficiaries
  • Common drafting errors
  • Pitfalls for practitioners and how to avoid them

Expenses

From £144
MBL Seminars Limited
C/o Law Business Research
Holborn Gate, 330 High Holborn
WC1V 7QT London

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