Wednesday, 19 August 2026 | 4:00pm - 5:30pm | In-Person & by Webinar 
1.5 CPD units (Practical Legal Ethics)

Presenter: John White KC, Mitchell Chambers

It is common for lawyers to be asked to act as executors. Executors have significant and lasting responsibilities, and there are a number of potential pitfalls, especially over charging and exposure to personal liability. The presentation will look at those problems from the context of a lawyer’s professional and ethical responsibilities and an executor’s duties, with reference to case law.

Topics will include:
- The Duties ‘to the Court’, to the client, and to the beneficiaries
- Identifying the client, and how to deal with conflicting interests and instructions
- Fees – authority, scope and informed consent
- Communication
- Discharge from administration

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