ARTICLE · 04 NOVEMBER 2026
Key Trust Disputes Considerations From The Transcontinental Trusts Conference
Trusts can provide lasting frameworks for preserving wealth across generations, but only when governance is strong and expectations are clearly managed. This analysis examines three critical considerations for trustees and advisers: establishing clear purpose before structure, maintaining independent decision-making, and stress-testing arrangements against foreseeable challenges like death, incapacity, and family conflict.
United KingdomWealth Management
At this year’s Transcontinental Trusts: Istanbul conference, Charlotte Fraser, partner at Farrer & Co, joined fellow panellists Michelle Tring, Group Director at Affinity and Jonathan Davey KC, barrister at Wilberforce Chambers for the session ‘Trust me, I’m the settlor’. Jennifer Ridgway, partner at Farrer & Co, was also in attendance as a member of the conference's Advisory Board.
The discussion explored whether trust structures delay disputes by a generation, and the issues that may arise during their creation and administration, or following the death or incapacity of the settlor.
The discussion highlighted three key considerations for trustees and advisers seeking to strengthen governance, manage competing expectations and reduce the risk of disputes.
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