2026 Legal Research Foundation | Trust Registration

2026 Trust Masterclass with Professor Matthew Conaglen, Professor of Equity and Trusts at the University of Sydney Law School

Date: Wednesday 29th July 2026
Time: 5:30pm start concluding at 7:00pm

Venue: Chapman Tripp, PwC Tower, Level 34, 15 Custom Street West, Auckland

Registration fees:

Members  $100 incl GST 

Non Members  $120 incl GST

Bookings are essential as the venue is limited in space

Enquires: julia@legalresearch.org.nz

Importance of categorisation and construction in trusts

The Legal Research Foundation is please to present a masterclass on trusts with guest speaker Professor Matthew Conaglen, Professor of Equity and Trusts at the University of Sydney Law School.

Professor Conaglen will focus on recent decisions in NZ Supreme Court and other overseas decisions of apex courts concerning importance of understanding the interaction between construction and categorisation in trusts and other private arrangements, and the nature of trustee indemnity rights.