Private Wealth and Trust Disputes Notes

Deal or No Deal? The High-Stakes Game of Contesting a Will with a No-Contest Provision Under the 1975 Act

Supreme Court confirms key elements of claim in knowing receipt in failed claim against bank

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – June 2023

Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills’ monthly private wealth industry updates in Asia. Every month we survey ten Asian jurisdictions for legal developments …

Settlor Not Living "La Dolce Vita" After Singapore High Court Determines a Failure to Surrender Beneficial Interest in Assets

Summary In Dolce Vita Fine Dining Company Limited v Zhang Lan and others [2022] SGHC 278 the High Court of Singapore determined that assets held within a …

New UK Regulations on Russian Sanctions – Trusts Services

On 15 December 2022, the UK published the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2022 (the "Regulations") which amend the UK’s …

Landmark Privy Council ruling establishes scope and ranking of ex-trustees' interest in an insolvent trust

Fraudulent calumny and undue influence: the High Court determines the validity of a will

The High Court has examined the circumstances in which a will can be set aside on the basis of fraudulent calumny and/or undue influence. This decision …

Privy Council confirms that Quincecare duty is limited to protecting customers and does not extend to protect third parties

The Doctrine of Mistake: Tax Avoidance Schemes; Dukeries, Riverside, Levack v Bay Trust International, APL, HMRC

Maryam Oghanna wins coveted STEP Young Practitioner of the Year Award

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE IN FOCUS

GROWING BODY OF COMMON LAW DECISIONS THAT CRYPTOCURRENCIES CAN AMOUNT TO PROPERTY: RUSCOE v CRYPTOPIA LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) CIV-2019-409-000544 [2020] NZHC 728

On 8 April 2020, the High Court of New Zealand issued a judgment concluding that cryptocurrencies are a species of intangible personal property capable …