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: trust, trusts, trust assets, privy council, webb v webb
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: trust, trusts, sham, sham trust
When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece: Trusts If the family is one of nature’s masterpieces, what is a family trust? Trusts are increasingly becoming part of financial remedy cases[1]. The mere fact that the parties’ assets might be tied up in a...Read MoreTags: nuptial settlement, trusts