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STEP Cayman Seminar

Monday 21 September 2015
5.30pm
The Brasserie Conference Facilities, 171 Elgin Avenue, Cricket Square George Town, Grand Cayman
1.0 CPD

Freedman case – mistake in practice after Pitt v Holt

Clare Stanley QC

What does “causative ignorance” mean?
What is a “mistaken tacit assumption”?
Importance of evidence
Mistakes exclusively about tax
Is “but for” causation required?

Defending Trusts from attack – who pays the costs?

Michael Furness QC

When will trustees of trust be permitted to fund the defence of the trust from the trust fund?
When will the court leave it to a third party to undertake the defence of the trust?
What happens when the trust is a STAR trust?
Can the challenger ever get his costs from the trust fund in any event?
How can the successful challenger be protected if the defence is to be paid for by the trust fund

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