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Latham & Watkins LLP

All’s Well That Ends Well for Keepwell Providers?

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No loss to issuers puts note trustees in the spotlight. The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has overturned the Court of Appeal’s order that Peking University Founder Group Company Limited (PUFG), as the keepwell...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

How Pennsylvania's New Directed Trust Act Will Affect Corporate Trustees

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Now that Pennsylvania recognizes directed trusts, corporate fiduciaries should be aware that sharing trust responsibilities could create both legal liability and administrative burdens. The law, which went into effect late...more

Mayer Brown

Corporate Pension Scheme Trustees – New Requirements

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) is part of a legislative package to increase corporate transparency, improve the integrity of information filed at Companies House and thereby prevent the abuse...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

The Murdoch Trust: From Inception to the Latest Court Ruling

The Murdoch family and their media empire have long captivated national attention, with layers of legal and financial complexity shaping the future of one of the world’s most influential media dynasties. At the center of this...more

Cozen O'Connor

The Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies the Doctrine of Corporate Attribution

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On October 11, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (the SCC) rendered a decision clarifying the corporate attribution doctrine in the bankruptcy and insolvency context. Aquino v. Bondfield Construction Co.1 involved a dispute...more

A&O Shearman

Eighth Circuit Reverses Jury Verdict For Aiding And Abetting Ponzi Scheme, Holding That In Pari Delicto Defense Barred Bankruptcy...

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On September 12, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a trial court decision that had rejected a bank’s assertion of the in pari delicto defense to aiding and abetting claims brought by the...more

Conyers

Trustee's Duty and Anti-Bartlett Clauses - The Ivanishvilli Redux

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Just when trustees are feeling safe to go back into the water after the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal spoke in Zhang Hong Li v. DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd [2019] along comes Ivanishvilli v. Credit Suisse Trust Ltd [2023]...more

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Bermuda Philanthropic Structures Continue to Grow in Popularity

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With its well-respected regulatory regime and highly regarded professional services industry, Bermuda continues to be an ideal location for the creation of an international philanthropic or charitable structure. Companies and...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Singapore (Updated)

Registration of Business Entities - Unless exempted, business entities must be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via their business filing portal: BizFile+. A foreigner residing...more

Conyers

Private Client & Trust Bulletin: Summer 2023

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Welcome to the latest edition of our Private Client and Trust bulletin. It is a pleasure to update you on various topics that we hope you will find of interest. As in previous editions we bring you updates from Bermuda...more

Allen Matkins

The Fact That Plaintiff Does Not Exist Does Not Deprive Court Of Jurisdiction To Allow Curative Amendment

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I play the five string banjo, but not well at all.  Steve Martin plays the banjo very well and he also writes songs for the banjo.  One of those songs, Daddy Played The Banjo, ends with these lines...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Singapore (Updated)

Registration of Business Entities - Unless exempted, business entities must be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via their business filing portal: BizFile+. A foreigner residing...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Why Are Private Trust Companies Becoming More Popular?

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The popularity of private trust companies (PTCs) is increasing. This is because PTCs offer privacy to families, more flexibility, and potential cost savings when compared to a family office or a corporate trustee....more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Singapore (Updated)

Registration of Business Entities - Unless exempted, business entities must be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via their business filing portal: BizFile+. A foreigner residing...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Singapore

Registration of Business Entities - Unless exempted, business entities must be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via their business filing portal: BizFile+. A foreigner residing...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Court Rules an Employee whose Shares in a Company Are Held by a 102 Trustee Has No Shareholder Rights in the Company

The Haifa District Court recently held, in a precedential decision, that an employee who received shares in a company held by a trustee in accordance with section 102 of the Income Tax Ordinance has no shareholder rights....more

Bennett Jones LLP

Surprise! BC amends the Personal Property Security Act

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In 2010, the BC Government passed the Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 but certain provisions did not immediately come into force relating to the Personal Property Security Act (British Columbia). On June 1, 2019, certain...more

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