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HKMA and PWMA in Hong Kong collaborate to develop a Treat Customers Fairly Charter for the PWM industry
On 8 June 2017, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced that it has been working together with the Private Wealth Management Association to …
OPEN LETTERS REVEAL DISPUTE OVER THE ESTATE OF THE FORMER SINGAPOREAN PRIME MINISTER
On 23 March 2015, Lee Kuan Yew (LKY), the former Prime Minister of Singapore (and father of the current Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong …
Herbert Smith Freehills awarded "Outstanding Contribution to Thought Leadership Award" at the WealthBriefing Asia Awards 2017
Herbert Smith Freehills was awarded Outstanding Contribution to Thought Leadership at the Fifth WealthBriefingAsia Awards on 1 June 2017. Showcasing …
Ilott v The Blue Cross and others – testamentary freedom and financial provision for family members around the common law world
On 25 April 2017 Richard Norridge, Joanna Caen and Gareth Keillor delivered a webinar on the state of the law relating to testamentary freedom and …
Herbert Smith Freehills shortlisted for the WealthBriefingAsia Awards 2017
Herbert Smith Freehills, Chambers Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year, has been shortlisted for the WealthBriefingAsia Awards 2017 in two categories: …
Upcoming webinar - Testamentary freedom - alive & well? Lessons from the UK Supreme Court and across the common law world
On Tuesday 25 April 2017 (9.30am – 10.30am BST/4.30pm – 5.30pm HKT), Richard Norridge, Joanne Caen and Gareth Keillor will deliver a webinar …
Court resolves dispute between parties as to who should hold the power to appoint trustees following settlor's death
The English High Court has recently approved an application to change the provision of a trust deed relating to the appointment of new trustees.[1] The …
Widow removed as administratrix after persistent breaches in administering the estate
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Akers v Samba: Trusts over foreign assets
The UK Supreme Court has held that the extinction of a company's beneficial interest under a trust on the transfer of an asset by the trustee to a bona …
Is a register of beneficial ownership of companies coming?
As part of the global transparency push, the G20 has committed to implement rules requiring the disclosure of beneficial ownership of legal entities (in …
Deceased's "husband" and daughter both unable to obtain letters of administration
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Hong Kong Court of Appeal affirms law on express, constructive and resulting trust
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal ("CA") in Ip Fung Kuen v Sam Kee Frozen Meat Co Ltd and others (CACV 107/2016) recently affirmed the well-established …
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