Divorce: Stuck in the middle

Withers LLP | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | May 2014 #156
Claire Blakemore provides a practical guide for trustees in the event of divorce div class=”pullquote”>’Trustees must consider carefully what position they will need to take in the context of the case and in particular on disclosure and enforcement.’ The American preacher Lorenzo Dow famously said ‘damned if you do and damned if you don’t’ and …

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Jurisdiction: Tug of war

1GC|Family | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | April 2014 #155
Tchenguiz-Imerman v Imerman [2013] highlights the tensions between courts of different jurisdiction, despite the principle of comity. Richard Tambling reports ‘The judge accepted that the interests of comity have a powerful place in cases involving offshore trusts when the English courts will often depend on the trusts’ home courts for assistance.’ This article considers what …

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