Prevention Is Better than Cure: Trends in Cross-Border Family Wealth Disputes
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Prevention Is Better than Cure:
Trends in Cross Border Family Wealth Disputes
Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 11:45 AM until 1:15 PM
Trusts and wills go wrong all the time, and more so when there is an international element.
- Is the structure set up properly? Run properly?
- Whose law governs it anyway?
- Who is actually in control? The settlor? The trustee? Someone not named?
- What happens on divorce? Loss of capacity? Business failure? Death?
SPEAKER
Geoff Kertesz is a partner at Stewarts in London. He specializes in resolving troublesome issues relating to trusts and estates, whether domestic or international. He originally qualified in California and cross-qualified as an English solicitor in 2008. He has experience with cases involving the UK, US, Bermuda, Channel Islands, Cayman Islands, BVI and Hong Kong, among other jurisdictions. Geoff is equally at ease dealing with purely domestic matters. Unusually for a litigator, Geoff acts as a trustee, which gives him a first-hand view of the issues facing trusts and trustees. He also acts as an expert witness in cross-border disputes.
Thank you to our sponsors: Grassi Advisors (Lunch) and AlTi Tiedemann Global (Venue).
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