Equity & Trusts Conference 2024

  • Andrew Butler KC, Barrister, Thorndon Chambers

  • Professor Emerita Nicola Peart reflects on the Trusts Act 2019, whether it met its intended objectives; what it delivered and what it did not deliver.

    Professor Emerita Nicola Peart ONZMFaculty of Law, University of Otago 

  • This session will traverse the history of the courts’ treatment of trusts when a relationship breaks down, and consider how practitioners can proactively plan ahead for a division of trust and relationship property in the event a relationship comes to an end.

    Colette Mackenzie, Director, Greg Kelly Trust Law

  • Andrew Butler KC, Barrister, Thorndon Chambers

  • An examination of the scope and limits of trustee costs and indemnities, and an examination of appropriate trustee actions when seeking and relying on indemnities.

    Isaac Hikaka, Barrister, Mills Lane Chambers

  • Judge Aidan Warren, Te Kooti Whenua Māori - Māori Land Court 

  • In this session, Nathaniel will explore trends and developments in dishonest assistance and knowing receipt, which provide a basis to hold a third party liable for their involvement in another's breach of trust or fiduciary obligation. Particular emphasis will be placed on the practical means of bringing such claims (which tend to be underused), drawing on a number of recent appellate authorities both in New Zealand and offshore.

    Nathaniel Walker, Partner, Russell McVeagh

  • A look at how New Zealand's tax rules for trusts apply to selected scenarios.

    Tim Stewart, Special Counsel, Mayne Wetherell

  • Andrew Butler KC, Barrister, Thorndon Chambers

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The law in practice

The inaugural Equity & Trusts Conference, organised by Thomson Reuters.

The conference will provide meaningful and substantive discussion on the many facets of equity and trust law including fiduciary duties, accessory liability, trusts & the PRA, costs and trustee indemnities, tax traps for the unwary, and trusts, ture & tikanga.

The conference aims to provide practical guidance for those that work in the equity and trusts space and focuses on The Law in Practice.

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