News & Events
News & Events
We are delighted to announce that David E. Grant has been elevated to the ranks of silk and, from 21st March 2022, will officially be David E. Grant QC. David E Grant has practiced as a barrister for over 20 years, specialising in chancery and commercial law with specialist expertise in pensions, trusts, tax, will and estates, professional negligence, financial services, asset recovery, insolvency and employment. David was called to the Bar in 1999 and is a member of Inner Temple. He has extensive advocacy experience in courts and tribunals up to the European Court of Justice. He has also attended numerous mediations and round table meetings in a wide variety of cases. He has been recommended in Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 since 2007 and is described…
News 21 Mar, 2022
David E. Grant has published an article in the latest edition of the ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client magazine looking at the evolving concept of the protectors’ power of consent. Three recent cases in three different jurisdictions have considered a hitherto unexplored question in the law of trusts – what is the scope of a protector’s power of consent? The three cases were PTNZ v AS & Ors [2020] EWHC 3114 (Ch) in the English High Court, In the matter of the X Trusts [2021] SC (Bda) 72 Civ in the Supreme Court of Bermuda, and In the matter of the Piedmont Trust and Riviera Trust, Jasmine Trustees & Anor v M & Ors [2021] JRC24 in the Royal Court of Jersey.…
Private Client & Trusts, Legal Blog & Publications, News 23 Feb, 2022
David E Grant and Gabor Bognar consider the challenges of making a formally valid will in difficult circumstances, such as those which may arise from the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. When one perceives a greater-than-usual risk of their near-term demise, the mind turns more readily to will-making. So it appears in the present pandemic, during which UK will-writers have reportedly experienced a substantial increase in client enquiries. David E Grant and Gabor Bognar have written an article considering the challenges of making a formally valid will in difficult circumstances, such as those which may arise from the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Legislative requirements and the burden of proof Their article explains the rigorous formality requirements of English law for the…
Covid-19, News, Private Client & Trusts during Covid-19 16 Apr, 2020
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