Webb (Appellant) v Webb (Respondent) (Cook Islands) [2020] UKPC 22 – The Privy Council considered the relevance of a family trust in matrimonial property case On 3 August 2020 the Privy Council handed down judgment in Webb (Appellant) v Webb (Respondent) (Cook...Read MoreTags: webb v webb, privy council, trust assets, trusts, trust
The “2 million Dollar” question: If a Trust is a sham, is it a sham for all purposes? Recently the interesting concept of sham trust has been decided in a UK High Court Family Law case (see ND v SD & Ors [2017] EWHC 1507 (Fam) Robert’s J. (21 June 2017). What is...Read MoreTags: sham trust, sham, trusts, trust
Sever Us No, not a Professor from Harry Potter, but a way of altering the type of joint ownership of a property. It is often asked of us at Paradigm Family Law – “I’ve been served with a notice saying the joint tenancy has been severed, what does it mean?”. It...Read MoreTags: divorce, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, trust, joint tenancy, severance, tenants in common
Can you keep it in the family? At Paradigm Family Law we have seen a rise in the number of enquiries by family members wanting to set up trusts in order to make provision for their loved ones. They are hoping to ensure that they can keep the money in the family if...Read MoreTags: trust, settlement, postnuptial, inheritance, marriage, children, family, york, paradigm family law, legal advice, family law, divorce