Private Client weekly highlights—1 September 2022

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This week’s edition of Private Client highlights includes: (1) Executor of HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (Deceased) v Guardian News and Media, which considered an appeal against the first instance decision to seal the Will of the late Duke of Edinburgh; (2) HMRC issues updates on the Trusts Registration Service, including details of fines for late registration; (3) The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman issues guidance to councils on Deprivation of Capital decisions; (4) Barclay-Watt v Alpha Panareti Public Ltd, in which the court held that a company was liable for losses suffered by investors in a Cypriot property investment scheme, but that the individual director was not liable as an accessory; (5) HMRC v De Freitas, which concerned an application to dismiss a bankruptcy petition on mental health grounds; (6) Clitheroe v Bond, which considered the test for delusions in the context of testamentary capacity; (7) CMG Pension Trustees v CGI IT UK, the latest example of the courts siding with...