05/08/2025
The primary asset of the Trust had, at all material times, been a 100% shareholding in a foreign incorporated holding company
05/08/2025
The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the Court) has also reiterated that it is unlikely to approve draft appointment orders that grant liquidators unrestricted "blanket authority".
05/07/2025
“Harassment” is not defined, except to say that harassing a person includes “alarming a person or causing the person distress”.
05/07/2025
The proceedings were groundbreaking in that they constituted the first time that the Holy See has been sued in the Courts of England and Wales.
05/06/2025
The agreement also created a charge over the property that was contingent on iLend performing its obligations under the agreement.
04/16/2025
This approach was confirmed by a recent ruling by the French Supreme Court
04/11/2025
Sections 201G and 203C of the Act are relevant to the appointment and removal of directors.
04/10/2025
The Court did accept that were the trust fund much smaller, there might have been much more force in this prejudice point if D4 could not repay any funds advanced.
04/10/2025
Sinclair gives clarity that quasi-partnership principles are inapplicable when a shareholder is not actively managing the company
04/08/2025
The joint appellants in the case lost their appeal against discovery assessments and closure notices raised against them by HM Revenue and Customs which resulted in a substantial increase in their personal tax liabilities.
04/07/2025
Intervening in the case, the NFDA took a similar stance to the Appellants — that motor dealers should not be considered fiduciaries — and disagreed that, in accepting commissions, the dealers had taken bribes.
04/07/2025
The Appellants challenged the ruling on five grounds.
04/07/2025
This case is the first example of a trustee overturning a disqualification order issued by the Commission under section 181A(7).
04/01/2025
Judicial precedent ensures consistency and predictability in the application of the law, and in this instance, provides a clear framework within which fiduciaries must operate.
04/01/2025
The Taxpayers argued that these service fees were incurred in the ordinary course of business
03/28/2025
The court disagreed.
03/27/2025
The court found that the object of the relevant clause is to permit the bond holder to call upon it before any dispute is determined and 'allocate risk'.
03/27/2025
The point was first determined as a preliminary issue in favour of the dissenters at first instance
03/25/2025
The corresponding clauses often do not uphold before German courts.
03/21/2025
For businesses and practitioners, this ruling significantly limits the scope for challenging decisions made by the SIAC in the Singapore courts.