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Geoffrey Shindler questions whether the hurricane of new regulations will prevent financial crime ‘But unfortunately FATCA was like a virus and a very contagious one. The US could introduce FATCA, Europe could introduce CRS. Yet another set of regulatory requirements.’ We cannot go on like this. Not only have we reached the end of our …
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Jo Summers reviews the Law Commission’s will consultation from the point of view of the practitioner ‘Perhaps the most important part of the consultation relates to the question of mental capacity. The paper notes that the legal test for testamentary capacity comes from the case of Banks v Goodfellow which is hardly recent.’ On 13 …
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A recent Privy Council case indicates how the court will determine remedies and damages for breach of fiduciary duty. Joseph de Lacey explains ‘The case shows the flexibility of the concept of constructive trusts, and how they can be and are used to protect those to whom fiduciary duties are owed.’ On 27 March 2017 …
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Geoffrey Shindler reminds practitioners of the beauty of well-crafted writing ‘How effectively we communicate, whether to our clients, or to the opposition or to a third party, depends on our ability to master and use the English language.’ It is a great shame that we never were able to hear the great advocates in their …
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