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
Insights
Recent Cases
Tax Tribunal hands down important judgment concerning “home loan double trust” inheritance tax scheme
Tax, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious
Jonathan Davey KC
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Friday 28 April 2023Recent Cases
Court of Appeal hands down important judgment in business premises renovation allowances case
Tax, Property
Jonathan Davey KC
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Tuesday 11 April 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
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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
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Wednesday 5 April 2023
Articles
Guest v Guest: clarity at last for proprietary estoppel?
To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Guest v Guest[1] is one in a long line of decisions involving proprietary estoppel and the family farm. The principles applicable to establishing proprietary estoppel claims are now... Read more
By Elizabeth Houghton
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Thursday 30 March 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
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Wednesday 29 March 2023
Articles
Andrew Mold KC and Michael Ashdown feature in TL4’s Private Client Magazine
Andrew Mold KC and Michael Ashdown feature in TL4’s Private Client Magazine Issue 10 – Contentious Trusts. Andrew Mold KC‘s article is entitled ‘Does a third party owe a duty of care to a beneficiary?’. Michael Ashdown writes on ‘Breach... Read more
By Andrew Mold KC | Michael Ashdown
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Monday 27 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
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Thursday 9 March 2023
Articles
What next for “insolvent trusts” after ETJL v Halabi; ITGL v Fort Trustees [2022] UKPC 36?
To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Commentary by Joseph Steadman. Technically, a trust cannot be insolvent: trusts are not legal persons. However, the term “insolvent trust” is a useful shorthand for the situation which arises... Read more
By Joseph Steadman
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Thursday 23 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
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Monday 30 January 2023
News
Dubai Financial Services Authority case features in BBC documentary
The Dubai Financial Services Authority has fined KPMG LLP $1.5m and its former audit partner $500,000 for failings in the audit of Abraaj Capital Limited. This is the largest fine ever imposed on an auditor by the DFSA. It is... Read more
Friday 27 January 2023
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