Penelope Reed KC - 5 Stone Buildings
An accredited mediator since 2009, 5 Stone Buildings' Penelope Reed KC also maintains a thriving litigation practice. To date, Reed has undertaken over 250 mediations, her mandates mostly involving probate claims, trust litigation, applications under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (1975 Act), and Court of Protection and proprietary estoppel claims. Examples include the mediation of a Court of Protection application dispute involving a high-profile Middle Eastern businessman; and mediating a 1975 Act claim against a famous film producer’s estate. Reed’s track record also includes mediating cases outside her main practice areas, such as divorce cases.
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Profile
Position
Barrister with a wide Chancery practice and a special emphasis on trusts, wills, contentious probate, family provision claims, professional negligence, and tax. Her reported cases include: Ilott v Mitson [2018] AC 545; Cowan v Foreman [2019] EWHC 349 (Fam); Re Bhusate [2019] EWHC 2275 (Ch); James v James. [2018] EWHC 43 Crociani v Crociani [2017] JRC 146; [2018]JCA136A; Perry v Neupert [2019] EWHC 2275 (Ch) Kahrmann v Harrison-Morgan [2019] EWCA Civ 2094; Shah v Forsters [2017] EWHC 2433 (Ch); Cotton v Earl of Cardigan [2014] EWCA Civ 1312; Fielden v Christie-Miller[2015] W.T.L.R. 1689. King v The Chiltern Dog Rescue and Redwings [2015]; Loring v Woodland Trust [2014] EWCA Civ 131; Simon v Byford [2014] EWCA Civ 280; ; Re Christou Dec’d [2014] EWHC 79 (Ch); Re M [2013] WTLR 681; Green v Astor [2013] EWHC 1857 (Ch); [2013] WTLR 1489; Berger v Berger [2013] EWCA Civ 1305; Burgess v Hawes [2013] (CoA); Suggitt v Suggitt [2012] WTLR 1607; Brudenell-Bruce v Moore and Cotton [2012] EWHC 1024 (Ch) ; RSPCA v Sharp [2010] WTLR 855 [2010] EWHC 268 (Ch) ); Alkin v Raymond [2010] 7/5/10 ; Jiggens v Low [2010] EWHC 1566 ; Perrins v Holland [2010] EWCA Civ 840; Servoz-Gavin [2010] 1 All ER 410 (privileged wills); Thorner v Major [2009] 1 WLR 776;).
Career
Called 1983, Inner Temple (Bencher 2017); practised from Chambers of TM Ashe QC at 9 Stone Buildings (1984-2001); from 2001 at the Chambers of Henry Harrod where she is joint head of chambers; QC 2009; accredited mediator; recorder 2010 and Deputy High Court Judge 2013. Co-author of a ‘Practical Guide to the Trustee Act 2000’; ’; author of the ’Annotated Trusts and Estates Law Handbook’; co-author of ‘Inheritance Act Claims: A Practitioner’s Guide’ 2nd edition and ’Risk and Negligence in Wills, Trusts and Estates’ 2nd Edition 2014 OUP. QC Appointments Panel 2017-2019
Memberships
STEP; ACTAPS; Chancery Bar Association (chair 2014-2016).
Education
Loughton County High School; King’s College, London (1982 LLB); 1983 Inns of Court School of Law.
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