Appleby to Sponsor and Speak at ConTrA and Informa Connect's Trusts in Litigation 2025
Appleby is proud to sponsor the Trusts In Litigation Conference, in partnership with ConTrA and Informa Connect, taking place in Lisbon, from 18-20 March 2026.
This year’s agenda includes themes such as:
- Dealing with the media
- Dispute resolution
- The ethics of undue influence
- Limitation and laches of estate and trust claims
- Cross-border estates and enforcement
- Dealing with pre-death dispositions In 1975 Act claims
- Fiduciary duties & conflicts of interest
- (Un)happy families
- Navigating life as a lawyer
- Wellbeing & career development
- Design your own law firm
Appleby Isle of Man Counsel Erin Trimble-Cregeen will be speaking on ‘Fidiciary duties and conflicts of interest’ on Thursday 19 March at 2.45pm.
In addition, Appleby Bermuda Partner Claire van Overdijk KC is speaking on ‘Escaping disaster’ on Friday March 20 at 12:00pm.
Erin specialises in trust disputes and general trust advisory work including advising trustees and beneficiaries on a wide range of contentious trust and estates issues. She regularly appears in court on behalf of trustees and beneficiaries including some highly contentious matters requiring complex advocacy. Erin has also represented personal representatives in contentious estates matters and undertakes commercial litigation work including insolvency matters and advising regarding restraint orders in the Isle of Man under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2008.
Claire has extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious trust and estate disputes as well as commercial and civil litigation. As a specialist in the resolution of complex disputes, Claire’s practice is principally contentious extending to advocacy, strategic expertise and tactical advice in domestic and multi-jurisdictional high-value litigation. Claire also advises on domestic and offshore wealth structuring and estate planning matters including the creation, restructuring and termination of trust structures, matters relating to trust administration, as well as probate and testamentary issues. She is ranked by Chambers and Partners High Net Worth 2025: Offshore Trusts Directory and is recognised as a ‘Leading Partner’ by Legal 500 in the Trusts/Private Client category. Claire is also featured in Tier 1 of the Private Client Global Elite Directory.
Also attending the conference is Appleby Jersey Partner Sam Williams.
