Venue
The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, London W1G 0AE
Timings
13 November 2024, 9.15am - 6.00pm
Overview
The Autumn Training Day this year is back at The Royal Society of Medicine, London and is in person only.
Registration will be at 08.30am for a 09.20am prompt start. Presentations will end at 4.30pm and be followed by networking drinks until 6pm.
At the end of the presentations, there will be networking and drinks, and it is hoped that members will see this as an excellent opportunity to meet up with your fellow property litigators across the Region.
Booking
Open to all PLA members, trainees and paralegals. Tickets cost £150 + VAT per person.
To book, select the tickets you require and click ‘add’. This will add the tickets to your basket at the top of the screen. Click on the basket to add delegate details and to ‘checkout’.
Sign up for a place at the talk here: https://www.pla.org.uk/events/pla-autumn-training-day-2024-1.
Programme
2.10PM – 3.00PM: George Woodhead will be speaking on the topic “Untangling The Web: Islam v Islam [2024] EWHC 1082 (Ch): fraud in family portfolio disputes”.
Speakers
George is a Chancery barrister and a specialist in property, contested probate and trusts litigation.
He is appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel of London junior counsel to the Crown and advises the Ministry of Justice, the Chief Land Registrar, the Bona Vacantia Division and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, amongst other emanations of the Government.
George is recommended for both Property Litigation and Private Client: Trusts and Probate in the current edition of the Legal 500 (2024, London), which say:
“George is truly a first-class advocate, keen to close any gaps in the lead up to a hearing by working closely with his instructing solicitors and thus ensuring the best chance of a positive outcome.” – Private Client: Trusts and Probate (Tier 4)
“The most user-friendly of barristers, with the ability to really grasp the essence of a case. He is pragmatic and sensible in his advice, and willing to really press hard for his clients to win.” – Property Litigation (Tier 4)
Previous Legal 500 editions describe him as:
“… a thoroughly charming and articulate advocate, extremely well respected by his peers…”; “… exceptional at what he does”; “respectful at all times to the judge and to his opponent [and]… incredibly forceful and persuasive when needs be, adapting his approach accordingly”; and “a brave, tenacious” trial advocate for whom solicitors “have no qualms in instructing him on a heavy hitting case against KC opponents.”
George’s strategic and advisory input has been credited as demonstrating “a forensic level of research” and “finding solutions that have not been considered”, with solicitors noting his “sharp intellect and excellent tactical skills”.
In the past three years, George has appeared in a number of leading cases in the property, trusts and probate arena, including:
- Islam v Islam [2024] EWHC 1082 (Ch): 2-week trial concerning ownership of family property portfolio, including allegations of sham, actual and presumed undue influence, and forgery.
- Stoney-Andersen v Abbas & Ors [2023] EWHC 2964 (Ch): costs in probate disputes.
- Goldhill Finance Ltd v Smyth [2023] EWHC 362 (KB): appeal concerning s. 140B of the Consumer Credit Act and the unfair relationship provisions of ss. 140A-D.
- Pile v Pile [2022] 1 P. & C.R. 6: whether service of a notice to quit a joint tenancy was a breach of trust.
- Lohia v Lohia [2022] EWHC 2033 (Ch): rectification of deeds of trust (appeal).
- Lohia v Lohia [2021] EWHC 2752 (Ch): rectification of deeds of trust.
- Ralph v Ralph [2021] 4 W.L.R. 128: rectification of deeds of trust.
George is committed to the education and progress of new barristers. He is an advocacy tutor with Lincoln’s Inn and a pupil supervisor. He is also a member of the Chancery Bar Association and the Property Bar Association.