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The Court of Appeal judgment in Ilott v Mitson highlights the problem of quantifying reasonable financial provision for the adult child under s2 of the I(PFD)A 1975. Miranda Allardice explains ‘To some the passing of wealth outside the immediate family is anathema; to others it is a valuable freedom.’ The issue of quantum in the …
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Lucie Sleeman sets out how the Office of the Public Guardian is affected by recent developments in mental capacity law ‘Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 the Court of Protection exercises statutory jurisdiction over the property and affairs of the mentally incapacitated person but the practical administration and supervision of the person’s affairs are carried …
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William Batstone examines Davies v Davies [2015], in which a farmer’s son secured the freehold of the farm that his father had encouraged him to make his life’s work by promises that it would eventually be his ‘If James had been made aware of his father’s wishes in 1999, when he was in his early …
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Simrun Garcha discusses the implications of Credit Agricole Corporation and Investment Bank v Papadimitriou [2015] ‘The court accepted the argument that “the arrangement could not have any commercial purpose other than money laundering” and the complex structure involved would have caused a reasonable bank to become suspicious of improper motive.’ The Privy Council’s recent decision …
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Peter O’Rourke looks at current compliance for financial institutions ‘There is regrettably no way to avoid the implications of FATCA or its offspring. There is no switching channels or hiding behind a cushion in the hope it will go away.’ It crept up on us like a dust bowl sand storm, swept us up and …
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Zahra Kanani looks at the lessons to be learned from NHS Foundation Trust v Mrs X [2014], which marks a shift in the court’s attitude to ‘the right to life’ ‘The decision-maker must look at the welfare of the individual concerned in the widest sense; the decision-maker should take into account not just medical factors …
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Re Portman Estate [2015] provides useful pointers on modernising a trust. Georgia Bedworth reports ‘Where powers are more restrictive than might be found in a modern settlement, s57 Trustee Act 1925 is a means by which trustees can update their administrative powers to allow adaptation to modern circumstances.’ Most settlements are designed to be long-term …
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Ilott v Mitson raises profound moral issues. Geoffrey Shindler explains ‘Parenthood comes with various rights and duties. Does it come with an overriding duty to make provision for your child with whom you have had no contact for 26 years before your death?’ Law and morality. This is a subject to which we do not …
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Araba Taylor examines Re Butcher [2015], a case that puts the principles of Gill v Woodall into practice ‘The single test comes into its own where the court has enough facts, expert opinions and other evidence to enable it to make findings as to how the will was prepared and/or executed.’ Before the CA decision …
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James Ward gives an update for practitioners on the management of digital assets ‘This article should be treated as a timely warning to practitioners about what they should be doing in relation to digital assets owned by their clients and the issues they must consider.’ Digital assets are all around us. It is almost impossible …
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