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Taking risks and tax avoidance – Bhaur v Equity First Trustees (Nevis) Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 534

Article by Lemuel Lucan-Wilson, 31st July 2023 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The recent case of Bhaur v Equity First Trustees (Nevis) Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 534 provides a timely reminder of the... Read more

By Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
Monday 31 July 2023

Articles

The Separability Principle: the Newcastle Express Case

To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Ever since the House of Lords decision in Fiona Trust & Holding Corporation v Privalov [2007] UKHL 40, the principle of the separability of arbitration agreements has been... Read more

By Stuart Isaacs KC | Elizabeth Houghton
Monday 10 July 2023

Articles

Grand View v Wong and the doctrine of improper purposes

Article by Jia Wei Lee[1], 30th June 2023 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. 1. The improper purpose doctrine is an easy one to state: a power may only be exercised for a purpose... Read more

By Jonathan Hilliard KC | Jia Wei Lee
Friday 30 June 2023

Recent Cases

City Gardens v Dok 82: High Court confirms that a winding up petition may be brought notwithstanding a foreign exclusive jurisdiction clause

Insolvency, International / offshore

Bobby Friedman KC
Monday 15 May 2023

Articles

Mittal v Westbridge: Singapore Court of Appeal charts a novel course for pre-award arbitrability

To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Arbitrability is a hot topic in international commercial arbitration. There is a developing body of recent case-law, of which the most interesting and important is perhaps the decision... Read more

By Stuart Isaacs KC | Jia Wei Lee
Tuesday 9 May 2023

Recent Cases

Permission to appeal in Mitchell v Al Jaber [2023] EWHC 364 (Ch)

Company law, Commercial disputes, International / offshore

Clare Stanley KC | Jia Wei Lee | Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
Wednesday 5 April 2023

Recent Cases

Brian Green KC and Anna Littler successful in Bermuda Court of Appeal in decision on breadth of standard form consent powers of fiduciary protectors of trusts

Trusts, probate and estates: contentious, International / offshore

Brian Green KC | Anna Littler
Wednesday 5 April 2023

Recent Cases

Jonathan Seitler KC and Alice Hawker appear in Supreme Court case Jalla v Shell

Property, International / offshore

Jonathan Seitler KC | Alice Hawker
Wednesday 29 March 2023

Recent Cases

Britannia Litigation: Court of Appeal clarifies important aspects of Cayman Islands’ property law regarding restrictive agreements, easements and Land Register rectification

International / offshore, Property

Jonathan Seitler KC | Emer Murphy
Thursday 9 March 2023

Articles

60 Seconds with Bobby Friedman

Bobby Friedman features in the latest edition of ThoughtLeaders4’s FIRE Magazine, revealing what motivates him, what he sees as the biggest legal trends of 2023, even his ideal holiday and the last book he read. Read the full article

By Bobby Friedman KC
Monday 6 March 2023

Recent Cases

Wilberforce team successful as Court of Appeal dismisses jurisdiction applications in leading “Bitcoin” case

Cryptocurrency, Commercial disputes

John Wardell KC | Bobby Friedman KC | Sri Carmichael
Friday 3 February 2023

Articles

Trends in recent decisions on forum and overseas jurisdiction in trusts and estates disputes

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Jamie Holmes. 1. Introduction and summary Trusts and estates disputes often involve an international element. This paper[1] will focus on two ways in which such questions commonly arise: a... Read more

By Jamie Holmes
Monday 30 January 2023