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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
Judgment has just been handed down in the Court of Appeal in Bermuda (Clarke P, Kay JA, Gloster JA) in the X Trusts in which the Court reached a unanimous decision following full argument that the role of a fiduciary... Read more
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Permission to appeal in Mitchell v Al Jaber [2023] EWHC 364 (Ch)
Clare Stanley KC, Jia Wei Lee and Lemuel Lucan-Wilson have secured permission to appeal from the decision of Mrs Justice Joanna Smith DBE in Mitchell v Al Jaber [2023] EWHC 364 (Ch). The case raises three important issues which the... Read more
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Recent pensions case: how much should members pay in a “shared cost” DB scheme? – Railways Pension Trustee v Atos [2022] EWHC 3236 (Ch)
Brian Green KC and Edward Sawyer of Wilberforce Chambers recently appeared in Railways Pension Trustee v Atos [2022] EWHC 3236 (Ch), acting for the successful claimant trustee, instructed by Slaughter and May. Summary: The case is about a section of... Read more
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IWIRC BVI Talk
Tara Taylor and Francesca Mitchell will be speaking on a panel with Charlotte Caulfield (Interpath Advisory) discussing Insolvency Legislation.
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Court of Appeal hands down important judgment in business premises renovation allowances case
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in the case of London Luton BPRA Property Fund LLP v HMRC [2023] EWCA Civ 362. The case concerns the availability of business premises renovation allowances, a form of capital allowances, under... Read more
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Tax Tribunal hands down important judgment concerning “home loan double trust” inheritance tax scheme
The First-tier Tax Tribunal has handed down judgment in the case of Pride v HMRC [2023] UKFTT 316 (TC). The case concerns whether or not a “home loan double trust” inheritance tax scheme designed to remove the value of real... Read more
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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
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Supreme Court Decision on Oil Spill Continuing Nuisance Appeal
On 10 May 2023, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Jalla & Anr v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company & Anr [2023] UKSC 16, an appeal concerning the law of continuing private nuisance. The Claimants, who live and... Read more
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City Gardens v Dok 82: High Court confirms that a winding up petition may be brought notwithstanding a foreign exclusive jurisdiction clause
City Gardens Limited brought a creditor’s winding up petition against Dok 82 Limited (the Company), in relation to sums that City Gardens said were due to it by the Company under a contract governed by Hong Kong law and subject... Read more
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R (Annington Property Ltd) & Ors v Secretary of State for Defence & Ors [2023] EWHC 1154 (Admin)
On 15 May 2023 Mr Justice Holgate handed down judgment in the case of R (Annington Property Ltd) & Ors v Secretary of State for Defence & Ors [2023] EWHC 1154 (Admin). The question at stake was whether the MoD... Read more