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Giving gifts to parents
The recent English case of Re AK (Gift Application) [2014] EWHC B11 (COP) concerned a deputy, appointed to manage a child's property and affairs, seeking …
A Will of Lies
The recent English case of re Boyes (Deceased) [2013] EWHC 4027 (Ch) confirms that a Will can be set aside for "fraudulent calumny", where the testator …
UK Tax Tribunal refuses to believe settlor could not obtain documents from its trustee
In a recent hearing in front of the UK tax tribunal, a tax payer (who was a settlor of an offshore trust) argued that documents requested from HMRC could …
Mental illness and testamentary capacity
In a recent blog post, we covered the case of The Vegetarian Society and Scott, where mental illness did not invalidate a Will on the grounds of mental …
English Court of Appeal confirms wide jurisdiction in divorce case
The English Court of Appeal in Sekhri v Ray ([2014] EWCA Civ 119) confirmed that a husband and wife were both legally domiciled in England, despite …
United Kingdom Supreme Court: knowing recipients and dishonest assisters in fraudulent breaches of trust can rely on 6 year limitation period as a defence
In a recent decision, Williams v Central Bank of Nigeria [2014] UKSC 10, a majority of the United Kingdom Supreme Court held that knowing recipients and …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal cooks elder brother's goose in Yung Kee case by dismissing appeal
On 6 March 2014 the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal in the Yung Kee Holdings Limited family company dispute. In doing so, the Court of Appeal …
UK Budget 2014 - A budget for makers, doers and savers
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer on 20 March 2014 handed down his 2014 Budget. He described it as a Budget for "makers, doers and savers". Certainly, …
UK Supreme Court considers mental capacity threshold for conducting legal proceedings
The UK's Supreme Court was recently asked in the case of Joanne Dunhill (by her litigation friend Paul Tasker) v Shaun Burgin to consider the test when …
Accidentally signed the wrong Will – can the Court fix it?
A husband and wife each accidentally signed Wills prepared for the other, due to an oversight on the part of their solicitor. Could a Court correct this …
Does mental illness mean that legally you lack mental capacity?
With its wealthy ageing population, Hong Kong is seeing an increasing number of issues arising from failing mental capacity. A recent case from …
Suspended prison sentence for husband's non-compliance of a court order to transfer Trust property to the wife
The past two or so years have seen a stream of litigation cases arising from divorces. Very often, the problems arise when one party to the divorce …
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