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Articles

Date	Title	Contributors	Practice Area	View PDF
September 2010	Good riddance to the presumption of advancement? Trusts & Trustees	James Brightwell	Trusts and Estates
August 2010	Serving two masters Trusts and Trustees This article explores some of the problems of conflicts of interestwhich arise when a person, typically a corporate trustee, holdsshares in a trading company as a trustee of more than one trust.It examines the relevant legal principles and then considersin relation to two typical situations which are hypotheticalbut based on actual facts how conflicts may arise and how theyshould be addressed and resolved. Please click here to view a copy.	Rodney Stewart Smith	Trusts and Estates
December 2009	Alhamrani v Alhamrani Trusts & Trustees, Vol. 15, No. 10, December 2009	Lynton Tucker	Trusts and Estates , Offshore work & other areas
December 2009	The irresistible force and the immovable object: when overriding powers and ‘absolute’ interests collide Trusts & Trustees	Mark Hubbard	Trusts and Estates
October 2009	Alhamrani New Square Chambers - Legal Update - October 2009	Tim Akkouh , Lynton Tucker , Nicholas Le Poidevin Q.C. , James Brightwell	Trusts and Estates , Offshore work & other areas
July 2009	A wide-ranging contentious probate claim New Square Chambers - Legal Update - July 2009	Rodney Stewart Smith	Trusts and Estates
July 2009	Proprietary estoppel after Cobbe: still alive and kicking New Square Chambers - Legal Update - July 2009	John Ross Martyn	Trusts and Estates
July 2009	Advising on insolvent estates New Square Chambers - Legal Update - July 2009	Tim Akkouh	Trusts and Estates
March 2009	Onshore: England and Wales Trusts & Trustees	John Ross Martyn	Trusts and Estates
January 2009	Divorces, shams and settlements New Square Chambers - Legal Update - January 2009	Jane Evans-Gordon	Trusts and Estates
January 2009	Serving abroad in trust disputes New Square Chambers - Legal Update - January 2009	Nicholas Le Poidevin Q.C.	Trusts and Estates
January 2009	Trustees spilling the beans New Square Chambers - Legal Update - January 2009	John Eidinow	Trusts and Estates
October 2008	Carry on varying New Square Chambers - Legal Update - October 2008	John Ross Martyn	Trusts and Estates
September 2008	The new regime for the enforcement of foreign taxes in the United Kingdom Trusts & Trustees Journal	Robin Mathew Q.C.	Trusts and Estates , Tax
June 2008	Book Review - Blackstone's Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Oxford Journals Jane Evans-Gordon reviews Blackstone's; Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, 18th editionby Professor Peter Bartlett for Oxford Journals.	Jane Evans-Gordon	Trusts and Estates
18 April 2008	To seal or not seal a will, To unseal or not unseal a will Trusts and Estates Law and Tax Journal	John Ross Martyn	Trusts and Estates
6 June 2007	The Gender Recognition Act 2004 – Some possible questions and asnwers The Trust Quarterly Review, Volume 5, Issue 3, 2007	John Ross Martyn	Trusts and Estates
January 2007	Factual evidence and testamentary capacity Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists Newsletter	Colin Braham	Trusts and Estates
2007	Limitation of actions: putting the cart before the horse? (on Green v Gaul; Re Loftus) Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal - [2007] 88 TELTJ 12	Alexander Learmonth	Trusts and Estates
4 February 2006	What did Lord Cockburn mean? Some thoughts about Banks v Goodfellow Trust Quarterly Review, Volume 4, Issue 2 of 2006	John Ross Martyn	Trusts and Estates
2 May 2005	Human and legal interest in a probate action: Re Sherrington Trusts and Estates Law and Tax Journal	John Ross Martyn	Trusts and Estates
2005	Dishonest assistance and knowing receipt distinguished Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal - [2005] 71 TELTJ 4	Alexander Learmonth	Trusts and Estates
2005	Oxley v Hiscock Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal Alexander Learmonth co-authored an article on the case of Oxley v Hiscock (constructive trusts of co-owned houses).	Alexander Learmonth	Trusts and Estates
April 2001	Opinion, Advice or Direction of the Court Trusts and Trustees An analysis of the various mechanisms available in different jurisdictions around the world to allow trustees to seek the assistance of the Court in the execution of the trust.	Leigh Sagar	Trusts and Estates
February 2000	Mortgage Debts and Survivorship The Probate Section Journal Joint tenancies - survivorship - whether entire debt (together with entire property) falls on survivor - duties of personal representatives - life policies - family provision.	Nicholas Le Poidevin Q.C.	Trusts and Estates
	IHT and interests in possession	Rodney Stewart Smith	Trusts and Estates , Tax

Publications

Date	Title	Contributors	Practice Area	View Details
August 2010	Lewin on Trusts (18th Edition) - 1st Supplement Sweet & Maxwell	Lynton Tucker , Nicholas Le Poidevin Q.C. , James Brightwell	Trusts and Estates
April 2008	Trusts Law Palgrave Macmillan Tim Akkouh is one of the co-authors of this book with Charlie Webb.	Tim Akkouh	Trusts and Estates
January 2008	Lewin on Trusts (18th Edition) Sweet & Maxwell John Mowbray Q.C., Lynton Tucker, Nicholas Le Poidevin, Edwin Simpson and James Brightwell wrote the entirety of this book. Updates to this work are available here on this website	Lynton Tucker , Nicholas Le Poidevin Q.C. , Edwin Simpson , James Brightwell	Trusts and Estates
20 December 2007	Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks - Executors, Administrators and Probate (19th Edition) Sweet & Maxwell John Ross Martyn is one of the joint editors of this book. Alexander Learmonth edited a chapter on inheritance tax and other assistance.	John Ross Martyn , Alexander Learmonth	Trusts and Estates
2007	A Practical Guide to the Transfer of Trusteeships STEP	Nicholas Le Poidevin Q.C.	Trusts and Estates
November 2006	Probate Practitioners Handbook (5th Edition) Law Society Publishing Alexander Learmonth contributed a chapter on the proceeds of crime.	Alexander Learmonth	Trusts and Estates
July 2006	Taxation of Trusts STEP Journal	Leigh Sagar	Trusts and Estates , Tax
2003	Halsbury's Laws of England, vol.6 Butterworths James Brightwell contributed to the titles on Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (volume 4(1)) and Clubs (volume 6)	James Brightwell	Trusts and Estates
2002	Disclosure to objects of powers Legalease Offshore & Private Client Yearbook 2002	Leigh Sagar	Trusts and Estates
7 June 2001	Theobald on Wills (16th Edition) Sweet & Maxwell John Ross Martyn is one of the joint editors of this book.	John Ross Martyn	Trusts and Estates
December 1999	Cohabitation: Law and Precedents Sweet & Maxwell Jane Evans-Gordon wrote the property chapter and co-wrote the wills and intestacy chapter	Jane Evans-Gordon	Property , Trusts and Estates

Podcasts

Date	Title	Contributors	Practice Area
April 2009	Liability of Directors of Corporate Trustees CPDCast Nicholas Le Poidevin discusses the concept of the 'dog leg' claim. This is a claim brought by beneficiaries directly against the directors of a corporate trustee for breach of trust. The podcast looks at the troubled history of the claim, how it might be justified and looks at other more conventional means to get around the problem of enforcing an indirect fiduciary relationship. To downlaod a copy, please visit the CPDCast site, by clicking here.	Nicholas Le Poidevin Q.C.	Trusts and Estates
November 2007	Recent Issues in Trusts CPD Legal Programme Leigh Sagar and Emily Gillett contributed to a CPDcast entitled 'Recent Issues in Trusts'. To download a copy, please visit the CPDcast site http://www.cpdcast.com/podcasts/recent_issues_in_trusts	Emily Gillett , Leigh Sagar	Trusts and Estates

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