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[Webinar] 2021 Trust & Estate Controversy Forum - September 23rd, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm PDT

Join us for an interactive webinar focusing on multifaceted issues impacting fiduciaries and beneficiaries in the administration of trusts and estates. We’ll highlight how to effectively manage controversies when they...more

Brexit’s Impact on UK-Based Charities

The past year has hit many nonprofit organisations registered in England and Wales particularly hard because of both the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit. Funding from European sources may have been reduced or withdrawn, and many...more

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal to Overturn UK’s First Unexplained Wealth Order

Following the landmark case before the UK High Court in October 2020 in which a businessman linked to notorious criminals surrendered £10 million in property, land, cash and other assets at the conclusion of an unexplained...more

Unexplained Wealth Orders: Ground-Breaking Investigation Recovers Millions of Pounds Worth of Criminally Obtained Property

In a landmark case last month, a businessman linked to notorious criminals surrendered £10 million in property, land, cash and other assets at the conclusion of an unexplained wealth order (UWO). This was the first successful...more

Offshore Roundup

Two Birds, One Stone: Addressing COO and DAC6 Risks in Tandem - UK Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA) and the EU Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC6) compliance matters are likely to come under increased scrutiny...more

[Webinar] Trust & Estate Controversy Virtual Forum | Offshore Roundup - September 24th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Sarah Gabbai, Nicholas Holland, Lynsey McIntyre and Ziva Robertson will discuss recent vital regulatory and jurisprudential developments for international fiduciaries. The panel will discuss: - Reporting obligations...more

COVID-19 and the Courts: The Impact of Lockdown on Justice

In public statements in the early stages of the pandemic, the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice both emphasised the importance for the administration of justice not to grind to a halt as the result of the pandemic...more

A Socially Distanced Ceremony: Virtual Execution of Estate Planning Documents

Remote witnessing and notarization is quickly becoming the new normal for executing estate planning documents. Instead of an in-person meeting, a witness or notary who is outside the physical presence of the signatory uses...more

Trust Administration in Volatile Markets: How Should a Fiduciary React to the COVID-19 Crisis

On February 19, 2020, the S&P 500 index closed at a record high of 3386.15. Since that date, markets in the United States, Europe, and Asia have experienced record volatility due to the effects of the COVID-19 crisis and many...more

Remote Hearings: Are They the New Normal?

The world’s courts and judicial systems are reacting to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in widely varied ways, presenting litigants with a confusing morass of conflicting situations and advice. In some...more

Brexit Update - February 2020

The United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union and has entered into a transition period until December 31 2020, unless an extension of 1 or 2 years is agreed by July 1 2020 (the Brexit Long Stop...more

[Event] 2019 Trust & Estate Controversy Forum - September 18th-19th, Chicago, IL

McDermott Will & Emery invites you to attend our interactive trust and estate controversy program, which will focus on complex and multifaceted issues impacting fiduciaries and beneficiaries in the administration of trusts...more

Trustees of Revocable Trusts May Owe Duties to Contingent Beneficiaries

Revocable trusts are a ubiquitous part of modern US estate planning because they avoid the delay, cost and publicity inherent in probate administration and, in the international context, because of the certainty they provide...more

Brexit Update - March 2019

SPECIAL REPORT - BREXIT: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES - In this report, we explain some of the key legal implications associated with the United Kingdom leaving the European Union (EU) without a deal for future...more

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Trustee’s Momentous Decisions in the United States, England and Offshore

Trustees are often asked to make difficult decisions about investments, distributions and requests for information. Sometimes those decisions may be said to be “momentous” (of great import or significance) giving rise to the...more

UK Supreme Court Rules on Brexit

The UK Supreme Court ruled by majority of eight to three on January 24, 2017 that Article 50 cannot be triggered without an Act of Parliament sanctioning that course. Any change to the rights of UK residents granted by law...more

International News: Focus on International Dispute Resolution

Overview of the Proposed Reforms of the EU Merger Control Regime - In October 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation to continue the process of identifying possible areas of the EU Merger Regulation...more

International News: Focus on International Private Client

In This Issue: Features - ..The UK Response to BEPS and Hybrid Mismatches ..Parental Liability for French Subsidiaries ..The Evolving US-Cuba Trade Landscape ..Amendments to Taiwan Fair...more

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