Our latest interactive webinar focuses on multi-faceted issues impacting fiduciaries and beneficiaries in the administration of trusts and estates.
We’ll highlight how to effectively manage controversies when they arise,...more
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
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
9/22/2020
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
DAC6 ,
Estate Planning ,
EU ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Insolvency ,
Intermediaries ,
Offshore Companies ,
Removal ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trustees ,
Trusts ,
Wealth Management ,
Webinars
In the latest round in the ongoing saga of Dawson-Damer v Taylor Wessing, a landmark victory has been secured for Dawson-Damer seeking under the Data Protection Act the release of personal data held by their trustee’s law...more
IN THIS ISSUE -
Alongside the usual challenges of rising and falling values inherent in any family-owned asset, cryptocurrency, which is kept in key-protected digital wallets, is prone to getting lost or disappearing with...more
4/30/2019
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Beneficiaries ,
Biotechnology ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Contractual Safeguards ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Estate Planning ,
Foreign Investment ,
Inheritance ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Trustees ,
Trusts ,
Wealth Management
Approximately 120 cases are brought before the Court of Protection each year for it to decide on the effectiveness of provisions included within Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs).
LPAs are extremely powerful documents that...more
The Court of Appeal’s ruling in Dawson-Damer v Taylor Wessing offers beneficiaries rights of access to personal data held by trustees and their legal advisers. This is a landmark case in which our clients, the claimants,...more
Following the United Kingdom’s General Election in May, George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave the new government’s first budget speech on 8 July 2015. In his speech, Mr Osborne announced some changes to the tax...more
A recent UK Court of Appeal judgment demonstrates a clear and unequivocal endorsement of mediation and makes clear that a party who refuses to acknowledge or engage in an invitation to participate in mediation can face...more