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Court of Appeal considers dispute over mother's mental capacity
The Court of Appeal of Hong Kong has recently upheld a decision appointing a son to be the Committee to take care of his incapacitated mother's …
Family dispute over the setting-up of a trust rejected because plaintiff consented to the trust at the time of establishment
In a recent case, the Singapore High Court has held that a plaintiff's agreement to the setting-up of a trust to protect a family's wealth (including the …
Hong Kong Court rejects case that shares were held on trust, finding that evidence adduced was inconsistent
The Hong Kong High Court has recently held that Eric Hotung had not imposed a trust in his favour when he gave HK$2,000,000 to Ho Yuen Ki in 1961 for the …
Singapore and United States affirm efforts to strengthen sharing of tax information
A joint statement issued by the United States and Singapore suggests that US authorities are seeking to accelerate off-shore tax enforcement aimed at US …
Failure to comply with freezing orders leads to prison
In JSC Mezhdunarodniy Promyshlenniy Bank and Another v Pugachev [2016] EWHC 248 & 258 Ch (sentence) and [2016] EWHC 192 (Ch) (liability), the English …
The insolvent oligarch: the English High Court provides much needed guidance on quantifying liabilities in a deceased insolvent’s estate
In Lockston Group Inc v Nicholas Stewart Wood [2015] EWHC 2962 (Ch), the English High Court held that foreign currency claims and claims for interest in …
New safeguards needed for Hong Kong’s aged dementia sufferers
As Hong Kong’s population ages and the incidence of dementia increases, the need for effective and efficient long-term care and support systems for …
Herbert Smith Freehills publishes second White Paper: "Creditors and Jurisdictions – Choose wisely"
Herbert Smith Freehills has published the second of our white papers in the run-up to the Transcontinental Trusts: International Forum 2016, taking …
The Proposed Automatic Exchange of Financial Information by the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department with other Governments
The Hong Kong Government proposes to introduce draft legislation early this year in respect of a new information collecting regime from banks, …
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