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Private Client weekly highlights—29 August 2019

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Published on: 29 August 2019

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Table of contents

Brexit
Freedom of movement to end on first day of a no deal Brexit
Probate (non-contentious)
HMRC Trusts and Estates Newsletter—August 2019
Contentious trusts and estates
Order of joint deaths and succession of property
Trusts
Law Commission consults on intermediated securities
Court confirms holders of asset-backed securities held in trust must act through the trustee
Court of Protection

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Article summary

This week's edition of Private Client weekly highlights includes: (1) The commorientes rule applied in Scarle v Scarle; (2) The Court of Protection’s approval of appointment of a charity’s trust corporations as deputy in Twah, Re; (3) The High Court’s decision in Business Mortgage Finance 6 v Greencoat Investments that holders of asset-backed securities held in trust must act through the trustee; (4) The FTT decision in Rialas v RCC which held that the transfer of assets abroad code did not apply; (5) The Scottish government’s consultation on judicial factors, and (6) The UK’s first asset protection order over Bitcoin.

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