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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 …
APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – April 2023
Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills’ monthly private wealth industry updates in Asia. Every month we survey ten Asian jurisdictions for legal developments …
Protector's Powers: Narrow or Wide view? The Bermuda Court of Appeal has its say
Summary In recent years the Bermuda, Jersey, and English Courts have considered the scope of a protector's power to consent to a proposed exercise of a …
Set-aside of a mutual will ordered by the High Court on the basis of presumed undue influence
Summary In Naidoo v Barton [2023] EWHC 500 Ch, the High Court ordered that a 25 year old mutual will be set-aside on the basis of undue …
APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – March 2023
Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills’ monthly private wealth industry updates in Asia. Every month we survey ten Asian jurisdictions for legal developments …
The Trust Registration Service and UK Real Estate – FAQs
Recent legislation and updated HMRC guidance have expanded the scope of trusts that have to register with HMRC's Trust Registration Service ("TRS"). …
APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – February 2023
Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills’ monthly private wealth industry updates in Asia. Every month we survey ten Asian jurisdictions for legal developments …
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 …
APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – January 2023
Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills’ monthly private wealth industry updates in Asia. Every month we survey ten Asian jurisdictions for legal developments …
The Court of Appeal determines where an executor appointed in respect of a foreign will derives their authority to bring English proceedings
Summary In Jennison v Jennison [2022] EWCA Civ 1682 the Court of Appeal determined that an executor of a foreign testator derived their title and …
The Privy Council considers the purpose of a trust is of central importance when considering exercise of trustee power
Summary The Privy Council has recently considered the proper scope of a trustee's power. In short, the Privy Council held that the exercise of a …
APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – December 2022
Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills’ monthly private wealth industry updates in Asia. Every month we survey ten Asian jurisdictions for legal developments …
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