Tuesday, July 26, 2022

A summary about promissory notes: avoid a cold sweat**

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Following on from posts over the last few weeks concerning gift and loan back arrangements, a question has been raised as to how the fundin...
Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Real (love)** and Money (and sham transactions)

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For those interested, following recent posts, the High Court further explored the issues in relation to shams, rejecting the argument that ‘...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022

When you were mine** - An Edelsten case from days gone by

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Geoffrey Edelsten has been involved in a number of litigation cases over the years. Following on from last week’s post which considered the ...
Tuesday, July 5, 2022

A further (& deeper)** gift & loan back case

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Previous posts have looked at various aspects of gift and loan back arrangements, including arguably the leading case in the area Atia v Nus...
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Rooms for the memory** - she said v he said evidence in court proceedings

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Last week's post explored the case of Callus v KB Investments - [2020] VCC 135. The decision also provides a useful summary of the appro...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Do beneficiaries need to believe in love** when concerned about trustee distributions?

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Many previous posts have considered the overriding duty of trustees of trusts - and the fact that a trustee must exercise its discretion in ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

The Mirror (man)** test - trustee powers of investment

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Previous posts have considered various aspects of a trustee's powers. Given another 30 June is on the horizon, it is timely to remember ...