10 Dec 2025
Probate Annual Conference 2025 taking place December 10th
Time: 1:45 - 5:30pm
Date: 10th December 2025
Location Gaffney Room, Distillery Building
One of the Probate Bar Association’s key beliefs is that communication between families is key to avoiding and/or resolving family disputes, and this extends to encouraging parties if at all possible to resolve disputes by way of agreement, and if necessary, with the benefit of mediation. For that reason, the theme of this year’s annual conference is resolving inheritance disputes through Mediation.
Conference Schedule:
2.00pm | Opening Address: John Donnelly SC, Chair of Probate Bar Association
2.05pm | Probate Judge / Address from the Bench: Ms. Justice Stack
2.20pm | Session 1 | The role of the Meditator and how they can assist in resolving Probate Disputes
Vinog Faughnan SC
2.45pm | Session 2 | The Mediation from the Counsel's perspective
Catherine Duggan BL
3.10pm | Finders International
3.20pm | Tea & Coffee Break
3.35pm |Session 3 | Tax considerations in a Mediation
Lisa Cantillion
4pm | Session 4 | Panel discussions arising from the first three sessions on Mediation
Nora Lillis Solicitor
4.30pm | Session 5 | Case Law update
Laurence Masterson BL
4.50pm | Q&A
5.00pm | Closing Remarks: John Donnelly
Register Here: Resolving Inheritance Disputes: Probate Mediation Matters