Birmingham | Cambridge | London | Norwich

For our Spring Seminar 2026 and networking evening, Bolt Burdon’s Kristie Buckingham was joined by Mills & Reeve’s Kieran Leahy, alongside Helen Stewart from Thomson Snell & Passmore and Edward Hicks from Radcliffe Chambers for a frank and honest conversation about the day to day running of Independent Administrator matters. They gave candid insights and practical guidance drawn from the panel’s own experience. Edward then shared his expertise as to how Independent Administrators can best protect their position through the court on Public Trustee v Cooper applications, court approved retentions, and court approved accounts.

The evening was was hosted at Bolt Burdon's office in London and livestreamed to Mills & Reeve's offices in Birmingham, Cambridge and Norwich.

Photos from the evening are in the gallery on the event page.

Bristol | London

A seminar and networking evening hosted by Michelmores at their London and Bristol offices.
Natasha McKeever, Lily Pidge, Alexa Payet and Emma Bryson presented on:

• Legal framework for insolvent estates

• Duties and responsibilities of personal representatives

• Order of priority in debt repayment

• Practical challenges in administering insolvent estates

• Legal position of a bankrupt beneficiary

Photos from the event are in the gallery on the event page

The National Association of Independent Administrators (‘NAIA’) celebrated our First Year Anniversary at the OXO Tower. Members were invited to join us for an evening of drinks and canapés, sponsored by Level and Southey & Co, a subsidiary of Property Solutions Group and XXIV Old Buildings. 

Photos from the event are in the gallery linked to the event page.

Webinar hosted by Freeths LLP.

This webinar was an additional presentation of Spring Seminar 2025 as presented by Edward Hewitt of 5 Stone Buildings and Kevin Latham of Kings Chambers. The webinar deals with the recovery of costs for Independent Administrators post Kenig; and the detailed assessment procedure, including the distinct rules for assessing non-contentious costs

The webinar is available for download in the Members Area, along with the original seminar slides.

This seminar was presented by Edward Hewitt of 5 Stone Buildings and Kevin Latham of Kings Chambers, a costs specialist and Deputy Costs Judge of the Senior Courts Costs Office, sharing their expertise on:

• the recovery of costs for Independent Administrators post Kenig 

• the detailed assessment procedure, including the distinct rules for assessing non-contentious costs

The talk was be followed by an open discussion and the opportunity to ask questions.

The slides from this seminar are available in the Members Area, along with a webinar download.

HHJ Paul Matthews, resident Chancery Judge of the Business and Property Courts in Bristol, joined us for the evening as our keynote speaker. The seminar was hosted by Oliver Auld of Charles Russell Speechlys and introduced by NAIA’s Chair, Helen Stewart, and was followed by an open discussion, providing participants the opportunity to ask HHJ Paul Matthews their questions.

This event was sponsored by Southey & Co a subsidiary of Property Solutions Group.

The Spring Seminar 2024 was presented by Monika Byrska, Emily Mailer, Vernon Dennis and Gillian White, all of Howard Kennedy. 

The seminar was followed by an open discussion giving all participants an opportunity to discuss or ask questions about tricky corporate issues they have come across when administering estates; and an evening of networking.