Ruth Hughes - 5 Stone Buildings
Ruth Hughes
- Called:
- 2007
- Areas of practice:
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- Chancery Law
- Organisation:
- 5 Stone Buildings
Ruth Hughes’ CPDcasts
Ruth is an official CPDcast contributor and contributes to the following podcasts:
- CPDcasts:
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- Chancery Case Report - Court of Protection and Proprietary Estoppel
- Chancery Case Report - December 2009
- Changes to the Perpetuity & Accumulations Rules
- Private Client Case Report - Autumn 2011
- Private Client Case Update - Winter 2010
Biography
Ruth has a general Chancery practice, accepting instructions in all areas of work undertaken in Chambers including:
- Wills and probate
- Estates and family provision
- Trusts
- Personal taxation
- Court of Protection work
- Real property
- Landlord and tenant
- Partnership law
Ruth's recent experience includes cross-border insolvency in the High Court, misrepresentation, tax planning, probate, family provision, advising in contentious trust litigation in Jersey, and litigation relating to a Freezing Injunction.
Ruth teaches company law on the Bar Vocational Course and has contributed to the Trust Quarterly Review.
Ruth was closely involved with the preparation of Thorner v Majors [2009] UKHL 18 for the House of Lords. She is a member of the Chancery Bar Association.
She is also a regular contributor to STEP's Trust Quarterly Review and an Assistant Editor on the Elder Law Journal published by Jordans.
Ruth Hughes - Website Details:
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