Private Client weekly highlights—15 May 2025

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This week’s edition of Private Client highlights includes: (1) Court of Protection finds defendant in contempt for deliberate breach of supervised contact and communication orders (CA, In the Matter Of); (2) Local authority cannot provide valid consent to a child’s confinement (J (through his Children’s Guardian) v Bath and North East Somerset Council (Article 39/Mind)); (3) National Crime Agency can collect tax and penalties without proof of actual tax loss (Butt v NCA); (4) Charity Commission publishes updated trustee recruitment guidance to broaden candidate pool; (5) Court of Appeal allows secret trust claim to proceed (Lorenz v Caruana); (6) Taxpayer wins UK Privy Council CARICOM Tax Treaty case (Methanex Trinidad v Board of Inland Revenue); and (7) Free webinar: ADR in contentious estates—pitfalls and practical tips.