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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 …
Attestation of documents executed overseas for use in Hong Kong
The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the HKSAR ("OCMFA") recently relaxed its policy on …
Gifts made in contemplation of death
Ordinarily, a Will would govern what happens to assets on a death. Donatio mortis causa is an exception to that rule, which provides a …
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