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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
20 February 2025
Cross Practice Insights Part 3: Tax Considerations for Trustees and Beneficiaries
When establishing a trust, it is important to remember that this is not a ‘tax free’ way of investing and/or distributing assets. Different types of trusts are taxed differently and trustees and beneficiaries must be aware of their obligations to pay taxes which are owing.
19 February 2025
El-Husseiny v Invest Bank: Appeal dismissed
Today (19 February 2025) the Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal in the case of El-Husseiny and another (Appellants) v Invest Bank PSC (Respondent).
18 February 2025
Broker negligence and loss of chance – Norman Hay PLC v Marsh Ltd
The Court of Appeal (CA) recently handed down its judgment in Norman Hay PLC v Marsh Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 58 in which it dismissed the Defendant’s appeal concerning its application to strike out or summarily dismiss the Claimant’s claim, reaffirming that in cases of brokers’ negligence, the correct approach is to apply a loss of chance evaluation.
13 February 2025
Cross Practice Insights Part 2: Disputes About Parentage in Family and Succession Cases
Emotions can run high in legal disputes, particularly in cases involving succession and inheritance, as well as in a family context. In this blog we explore what happens when allegations are made about parentage (more often than not, paternity) and what can be done about it.
12 February 2025
Paradise, Poison Pills and Panic at the AGM: 1Globe Capital LLC v Sinovac Biotech Ltd.
Remember Sinovac Biotech Ltd (“Sinovac”)? They were one of the first pharma-companies to develop a Covid vaccine during the pandemic. But a few years before that breakthrough, the company faced a very different challenge.
On 16 January 2025, the Privy Council gave its judgment in 1Globe Capital LLC v Sinovac Biotech Ltd (Antigua and Barbuda) [2025] UKPC 3.
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