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The International Trust, 3rd edition

By Hon Mr Justice David Hayton LLD
LexisNexis U.K. November 2011

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781846612725
Publisher
LexisNexis U.K.
Publication
November 2011
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

A team of eminent contributors have applied their expertise to addressing a range of subjects at the cutting edge of thinking in this area.


The International Trust presents an in-depth analysis of a range of highly topical issues of great significance in the area of international trust law. Under the editorship of a leading trust law specialist, a team of eminent contributors have applied their expertise to addressing a range of subjects at the cutting edge of thinking in this area.
Part I of the book contains the indispensable conflict of laws chapters, each now extensively updated by its original author. Part II covers a wide variety of issues crucial to trust advisers, each updated to take in the latest developments in areas including trusts and finance law, money laundering and trusts, protectors and purpose trusts.
Part III contains chapters on Italy and China – jurisdictions in which recent trust law developments have generated considerable international interest.
Part IV contains Professor Donovan Waters’ notable chapter on the future of the trust fully updated by the author.

Table of Contents

Part I
Trusts and the Conflict of Laws
  • Chapter 1
    Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Transnational Trusts Litigation 
    Jonathan Harris
  • Chapter 2
    Launching the Rocket–Capacity and the Creation of Inter Vivos Transnational Trusts 
    Jonathan Harris
  • Chapter 3
    International Recognition of Trusts 
    David Hayton

Part II
Specific Issues
  • Chapter 4
    Protectors 
    Emily Campbell, Robert Ham QC, Jonathan Hilliard and Michael Tennet QC
  • Chapter 5
    Purpose Trusts 
    Adam Doyle and Matthew Carn
  • Chapter 6
    Asset Protection Trusts 
    Alastair Hudson
  • Chapter 7
    Trading Trusts, Trustees’ Liabilities and Creditors
    David Hayton
  • Chapter 8
    Payment by Trustees of Foreign Taxes 
    Christopher Sly and Marcus Parker
  • Chapter 9
    Disclosure of Information by Trustees 
    Emily Campbell and Jonathan Hilliard
  • Chapter 10
    Shams, Revocable Trusts and Retention of Control 
    Geraint Thomas and David Hayton
  • Chapter 11
    Trusts, Trustees and the UK Anti Financial Crime Regime 
    Edward Reed and Rachel Steeden
  • Chapter 12
    Trusts and Finance Law
    Alastair Hudson
  • Chapter 13
    Vista Trusts 
    Christopher McKenzie
  • Chapter 14
    Forced Heirship and the Trust 
    David Hayton

Part III
Two Particular Jurisdictions
  • Chapter 15
    Italy: the Trust Interno 
    Alexandra Braun
  • Chapter 16
    The People’s Republic of China 
    Lusina Ho

Part IV
  • Chapter 17
    The Future of the Trust from a Worldwide Perspective
    Donovan Waters QC

Appendix
  • Appendix
    The Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their
    Recognition 1985
 
Index

About the Author

General Editor

Hon Mr Justice David Hayton LLD (Cantab & Newcastle) TEP (Hon),
Caribbean Court of Justice, Trinidad
 
Contributors
Dr Alexandra Braun, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Emily Campbell, Wilberforce Chambers, London
Adam Doyle, Lecturer in Law, BPP Law School, London
Robert Ham QC, Wilberforce Chambers, London
Jonathan Harris, Serle Court Chambers, London
David Hayton, Justice of the Caribbean Court of Justice
Robert Ham QC, Emily Campbell, Michael Tennet, Jonathan Hilliard, Wilberforce Chambers, London
Jonathan Hilliard, Wilberforce Chambers, London
Lusina Ho, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong
Alastair Hudson, Queen Mary, University of London
Christopher McKenzie, Partner, Walkers, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Marcus Parker, Partner, New Quadrant Partners LLP
Christopher Sly, Partner, Payne Hicks Beach, London
Edward Reed, Macfarlanes, London
Rachel Steeden, Macfarlanes, London
Michael Tennet, Wilberforce Chambers, London
Donovan Waters QC, Counsel, Horne Coupar, Barristers and Solicitors, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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"a treasure chest of information - an extremely interesting compilation ... contains much informative and helpful case law ... extremely useful"
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