A major conference next week will turn the spotlight on the need for “stress testing” of trusts.

Speakers at the event will include Narinder Hargun, director and co-chairman of Conyers Dill & Pearman globally, and Alec Anderson, the firm’s global head of the private client and trust practice group.

Both are based in Bermuda, and Conyers is a gold sponsor of the conference.

Mr Hargun said: “This is the leading conference on trusts, attracting some of the most notable experts on the subject and the first time a major trust industry conference is being held in Bermuda,

“It is a tremendous boost for Bermuda.”

He will take part in the International Trust Litigation Update panel discussion, and Mr Anderson will be moderating the Bend Before it Breaks: Stress Testing Trust Structures, panel discussion.

The Transcontinental Trusts Bermuda Forum, with more than 100 delegates, will be held at the Fairmont Southampton on Monday and Tuesday, April 27 and 28.

Mr Anderson is a notable lawyer in the international private client sector. He ranks Band 1 in the International Private Client Rankings of the Chambers & Partners global directory and is the only offshore lawyer to be listed in the category.

He said the panel discussion “will openly engage with attendees and panellists on ways to anticipate risks and take steps to protect trusts against claims by a variety of challenges including disappointed heirs, creditors and fiscal authorities”.

He added: “We are pleased to be participating in this year’s forum which will showcase Bermuda’s modern trust laws, services and as an appropriate site for further development of intellectual capital on the use of trusts internationally.”

For more information, visit http://www.iiribcfinance.com/event/transcontinental-trusts-bermuda.