Orb A.R.L & ors v Ruhan & ors [2022] WTLR 1049

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Autumn 2022 #188

The case concerned various agreements (including a sale purchase agreement, a headstay agreement and an alleged oral agreement) transacted between the claimants and the defendant (among others) in connection with a business venture. It was alleged that the oral agreement obliged the defendant to redevelop, restructure, manage and/or dispose of assets within a hotel portfolio in order to maximise the financial benefit realised from such assets, and then to pay a share of the net financial benefit from such activity to the claimants. The true intention behind the oral agreement was a matte...

Byers & ors v The Saudi National Bank [2022] WTLR 437

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Summer 2022 #187

This action related to a transfer in September 2009 of shares in five Saudi Arabian banks, then collectively worth about US$318m, by Mr Maan Al-Sanea (who at that time held those shares) to Samba Financial Group (Samba). The claimants were the liquidators of Saad Investments Company Ltd (SICL). They alleged that Mr Al-Sanea had at the time of the transfer held those shares on trust for SICL. The claimants brought a number of different actions against Samba in respect of the transfer of the shares, formulating the case on various legal bases in the various different actions. The iteration...

Commissioners for HMRC v The Quentin Skinner 2005 Settlement L & ors [2021] WTLR 127

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Spring 2021 #182

On 30 July 2015 Mr Ludovic Skinner (LS), Mr Rollo Skinner (RS) and Mr Bruno Skinner (BS) were given interests in possession under the L Skinner Settlement, the R Skinner Settlement and the B Skinner Settlement respectively in the whole of the settled property. On 11 August 2015 Mr Quentin David Skinner (QS) gave 55,000 D ordinary shares in DPAS Ltd to each of those settlements. LS, RS and BS had, since 2011, each held 32,250 C class shares with full voting rights in the company and were also officers of DPAS Ltd from at least 2011 onwards. On 1 December 2015 the trustees of the settlemen...