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Herbert Smith Freehills publishes final White Paper - "Trusts - Where are we now?"
Herbert Smith Freehills has published the final of our white papers in the run-up to the Transcontinental Trusts: International Forum 2016, taking …
UK Budget 2016
Last week the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer handed down his eighth Budget. Whilst the 'sugar tax' will attract many of the headlines, there was …
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 …
London High Court re-confirms the application of the law on domicile in claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
In the recent case of Kebbeh v Farmer [2015] EWHC 3827, the English High Court applied established principles of domicile in relation to claims 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 …
London High Court considers defence of illegality in claim for beneficial ownership
In Hniazdzilau v Vajgel [2016] EWHC 15 (Ch), a decision handed down last month, the English High Court held that a claim for beneficial ownership in a …
Herbert Smith Freehills publishes "Trusts and Globalisation" White Paper
Herbert Smith Freehills is the Thought Leadership Partner to the Transcontinental Trusts: International Forum 2016, taking place in Bermuda on 9 …
The High Court of England and Wales denies full recovery of trust litigation costs where co-claimants had separate representation
In Ong & Ors v Ping [2015] EWHC 3258 (Ch), the High Court of England and Wales (Chancery Division) limited the legal costs recoverable by a mother …
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, …
Trust filing duties under the French Tax Code
Although an entity is not identified as a "trust" in its country of establishment, it could fall within the scope of the filing duty in France in …
London High Court considers burden of proof in claims for breach of fiduciary duty
In Keown v Nahoor and Others [2015] EWHC 3418 (Ch), a decision handed down at the end of last year, the English High Court held that an accountant was …
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