Events / Webinars
Wilberforce Nugee Memorial Pensions Conference & Dinner 2024
Wednesday 19th June 2024 | 12.15pm - 5.40pm, followed by drinks and dinner by Nobu
Nobu Shoreditch, London
£140 - £190 + VAT | 3.5 CPD
View moreJennifer practices in chancery and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on pensions, trusts, probate and estates, and professional negligence litigation. Jennifer regularly works as part of a team and appears in her own right against leading and junior counsel.
She is listed as a Leading Junior in the fields of Pensions and Chancery: Traditional in Chambers & Partners. She is also ranked as a Leading Junior in The Legal 500’s pensions section and recommended in Who’s Who Legal’s UK Bar Private Client category.
Jennifer was instructed on two high-profile Supreme Court cases: Futter v HMRC [2013] UKSC 26 (heard with Pitt v Holt, on the ‘rule in Re Hastings-Bass’, trustee powers and mistaken dispositions) and Benedetti v Sawiris [2013] UKSC 50 (restitution and quantum meruit awards).
She is appointed to the London A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown.
Pensions
Jennifer is an established junior in the field of pensions and is recommended in both Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 for her pensions experience.
Her recent cases in this area have included wide-ranging issues such as the professional negligence of actuaries and solicitors; the construction and rectification of pension deeds and rules; the validity of deeds and estoppel and the proper exercise of pension trustee powers. She has also acted for the Pensions Regulator, including in an oral hearing before the Determinations Panel in a Master Trust case.
Jennifer is a co-author of Tolley’s Pension Law chapter: “Dispute Resolution and Pension Scheme Litigation”. Also, as an acknowledged expert on pensions, Jennifer regularly gives talks on pension related matters.
Notable cases:
A very approachable and knowledgeable junior, who immerses herself in the detail of complex matters and delivers advice clearly and succinctly.
Jenny balances clear and concise technical advice with sensible and commercial solutions to identified problems.
Jennifer gets to grips with the facts and issues of a matter quickly, presenting them in a client friendly manner.
Calm, measured and precise. She has a great manner with clients and inspires confidence.
Jennifer responds very effectively under pressure.
Events / Webinars
Wednesday 19th June 2024 | 12.15pm - 5.40pm, followed by drinks and dinner by Nobu
Nobu Shoreditch, London
£140 - £190 + VAT | 3.5 CPD
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We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers appears in two of The Lawyer’s Top 10 appeals of 2024, identifying this year’s most-talked-about disputes in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Annington Property v The Secretary of State for... Read more
Monday 5 February 2024
View moreExternal Conferences
Thursday 23rd November 2023 | 9.30am - 4.00pm
The Caledonian Club, London
£299 + VAT | 5.0 CPD
Speakers:
Jennifer Seaman
News
We are delighted to announce that Jennifer Seaman has been promoted to the London A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. The appointment is for a period of five years commencing 1st September 2023 and expiring on 31st August... Read more
Tuesday 1 August 2023
View moreTrusts, probate and estates: contentious
Jennifer’s experience in this area includes: the construction and rectification of trusts and wills; probate disputes; inheritance act claims; breaches of trust and the nature and exercise of trustee powers; trusts concerning property and issues under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996; removal and appointment of executors. Her practice also includes Court of Protection matters such as deputyship applications, applications relating to Powers of Attorney, and directions regarding property and financial affairs.
She is ranked as a leading junior in Chambers & Partners’ Chancery: Traditional category and in Who’s Who Legal’s Private Client section.
Jennifer is a full member of STEP, ACTAPS and ConTrA.
She is regularly asked to write articles in leading publications, such as Trusts & Trustees and Trusts Quarterly Review. She often gives lectures on Private Client topics.
Notable cases:
A very approachable and knowledgeable junior, who immerses herself in the detail of complex matters and delivers advice clearly and succinctly.
Jenny balances clear and concise technical advice with sensible and commercial solutions to identified problems.
Jennifer gets to grips with the facts and issues of a matter quickly, presenting them in a client friendly manner.
Calm, measured and precise. She has a great manner with clients and inspires confidence.
Jennifer responds very effectively under pressure.
Events / Webinars
Tuesday 16th July 2024 | 8.30am - 9.45am
Wilberforce Chambers, Lincoln's Inn, London, WC2A 3QP
Free to attend | 1 CPD
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Monday 29th January 2024 | 9am - 5.35pm, followed by drinks and dinner
InterContinental Park Lane, London
£299 - £360 + VAT | 5.5 CPD
View moreNews
We are delighted to announce that Jennifer Seaman has been promoted to the London A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. The appointment is for a period of five years commencing 1st September 2023 and expiring on 31st August... Read more
Tuesday 1 August 2023
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Monday 23 January 2023 | 9am - 5.45pm followed by drinks and dinner
InterContinental Hotel (and online via Zoom), InterContinental Hotel, One Hamilton Place, Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1J 7QY
£360 + VAT/£299 + VAT | 6.0 CPD
View moreProfessional liability
Drawing on Jennifer’s expertise in pensions, trust and probate claims and commercial litigation, Jennifer’s practice includes professional negligence litigation in these related fields. In particular, professional negligence claims against solicitors, accountants, auditors, actuaries and financial practitioners.
Notable cases:
A very approachable and knowledgeable junior, who immerses herself in the detail of complex matters and delivers advice clearly and succinctly.
Jenny balances clear and concise technical advice with sensible and commercial solutions to identified problems.
Jennifer gets to grips with the facts and issues of a matter quickly, presenting them in a client friendly manner.
Calm, measured and precise. She has a great manner with clients and inspires confidence.
Jennifer responds very effectively under pressure.
News
We are delighted to announce that Jennifer Seaman has been promoted to the London A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. The appointment is for a period of five years commencing 1st September 2023 and expiring on 31st August... Read more
Tuesday 1 August 2023
View moreRegistered name: Miss Jennifer Anne Seaman
VAT number: 976849737