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Too many hats, not enough time and the wrong people – the difficulties of Smith v Michelmores Trust Corporation
Thursday 2 December 2021
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Precedent value of Chancery Masters’ decisions
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Michael Ashdown Role of Chancery Masters The Masters of the Chancery Division of the High Court have always played an important role in getting Chancery litigation trial-ready. Traditionally... Read more
By Michael Ashdown
Thursday 18 November 2021
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Protectors’ Powers: The Siren Song of the “Narrower View”?
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Gilead Cooper QC The term “Protector” is not a term of art in trust law. The duties and the powers of any given protector are defined,... Read more
By Gilead Cooper KC
Thursday 4 November 2021
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When is an order under s48 AJA appropriate? That’s a matter of opinions
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Ram Lakshman S48(1) of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 empowers the High Court to authorise personal representatives or trustees to take action on the... Read more
By Ram Lakshman
Wednesday 20 October 2021
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Powers of appointment: All in the wording
By Elizabeth Houghton
Monday 18 October 2021
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Qualifying interests in possession: Restating the problem
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Jamie Holmes Is it possible to taint an interest in possession, thereby losing its transitional protection under the Finance Act 2006 and triggering adverse inheritance tax... Read more
By Jamie Holmes
Thursday 23 September 2021
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Missing persons – guardianship and the presumption of death
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Michael Furness QC This briefing is an introduction to two complementary pieces of legislation which are of relevance in circumstances where an individual has gone missing.... Read more
By Michael Furness KC
Wednesday 8 September 2021
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Virtual property: trusts of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets
By Gilead Cooper KC
Monday 9 August 2021
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Implied Revocation of Deeds of Appointment? Equiom v Velarde
By Elizabeth Houghton
Monday 2 August 2021
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What’s the point? – some questions in the interpretation of wills
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Daniel Petrides In Wood v Capita [2017] UKSC 24, Lord Hodge boldly declared that “the recent history of the common law on contractual interpretation is one... Read more
By Daniel Petrides
Wednesday 7 July 2021
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New world order for trusts?: The meaning of ‘prior interest’ in section 32
By Robert Ham KC
Thursday 24 June 2021
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Let’s talk about trusts law: A discussion on the future of trusts law and upcoming trends
Brian Green KC interviews Emily Campbell about her experience as a trusts law barrister as they look to the future and consider and predict what might change in the private client area.
Brian Green KC
Thursday 10 June 2021
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