Case Law Developments

A recent Royal Court of Jersey decision provides some comfort to those affected by draconian powers to block transactions indefinitely without a court order, says William Redgrave, a partner at law firm Baker & Partners

A husband will appeal to the Supreme Court today (9 December) for his wife’s claims for financial maintenance after their divorce to be heard in Scotland instead of England

When the breakdown of a relationship crosses international borders, it increases the legal complexity and arguments at an already stressful time

Rawlinson & Hunter's Stephen Yates looks a some of the biggest UK tax developments of the past month

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has upheld that trustees are protected by anti-Bartlett clauses, meaning they have no overriding duty to supervise the management of an underlying company

Reports recently that pop star Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field are planning to go to Hawaii with their family and surrogate who carried their one-year old daughter might have some scratching their heads about just how this complex surrogate relationship works – especially when many may assume this contact comes to an end once the baby is born

Singer Adele recently filed for divorce from her husband of three years. Adele’s divorce will take place in the US but if it had taken place in the UK, her ex-spouse may have argued for a share of up to 50 percent of her wealth, private client law firm Boodle Hatfield has noted

As all parents well know, as much as children can bring much joy and happiness to families, they also come with financial costs such as nursery fees, school fees, day to day housing costs, university, weddings and help to buying first homes

The Supreme Court has overturned decisions by the High Court and Court of Appeal to rule in favour of a mother looking to keep her child in the UK.

A quick look at what’s been going on in Asia and the Pacific…