Private Wealth and Trust Disputes Notes

Hong Kong courts clarify legal rules surrounding suitability and capacity of next friends

Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments - APAC

Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills' new monthly private wealth industry updates in Asia. Every month we survey a number of Asian jurisdictions for legal …

Recent determinations by the Australian Tax Office perpetuate international tax trust morass

The Australian Tax Office has made two recent determinations which sink the law in this area into further confusion. The first draft determination, TD …

PRIVATE WEALTH & CHARITIES PODCAST – EPISODE 3, Part 2

In this second part of our third episode of our Private Wealth and Charities podcast series Richard Norridge and Mark Adair discuss music and law. Mark …

PRIVATE WEALTH & CHARITIES PODCAST - EPISODE 3, PART 1

In the third episode of our Private Wealth and Charities podcast series Richard Norridge and Mark Adair discuss music and law. Mark had a successful …

Private Wealth & Charities Podcast - Episode 2

Court of Appeal overturns High Court decision in Cowan v Foreman to grant permission to bring claim for financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 17 months out of time

In the recent decision in Cowan v Foreman [2019] EWCA 1336 the Court of Appeal overturned the first instance decision and granted permission to the …

High Court refuses permission to bring out of time application under section 4 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 in Hendry v Hendry & Pertiwi [2019] EWHC 1976 (Ch)

In the latest in a series of decisions on out of time claims, the High Court refused permission to bring an out of time claim under the Inheritance …

The Supreme Court of Bermuda considers whether to exercise its inherent jurisdiction to intervene in the administration of a trust and confirm the actions of trustees which had been invalidly appointed

English High Court considers presumption of advancement between parent and child in context of parent's bankruptcy following substantial gifts to child

In Nicholas Stewart Wood and David John Standish (as the joint trustees in bankruptcy of Karl Eric Watkin) v Kate Rebecca Watkin [2019] EWHC 1311 (Ch), …

Private Wealth & Charities Podcast Episode 1: Surprising heads of liability

Beware the conditional gifts – High Court rules children of beneficiary take gift subject to conditions subsequent in will despite lack of knowledge

A recent decision of the High Court clarified that where a beneficiary of a will predeceases the testator and the gift vests in the beneficiary's …