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Equity and trusts [2025] EWCA Civ 606

Lorenz v Caruana & Ors

Lorenz v Caruana & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 606 (09 May 2025)

Court of Appeal reinstated the Master’s refusal to strike out a secret trust claim, holding there was a real prospect of further evidence supporting the pleaded case.

  • Secret trusts
  • Three certainties
  • Summary judgment
  • Strike out applications
  • Inheritance tax avoidance
  • Secret-trusts
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Equity and trusts [2023] EWCA Civ 534

Bhaur & Ors v Equity First Trustees (Nevis) Ltd & Ors

Bhaur & Ors v Equity First Trustees (Nevis) Ltd & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 534 (18 May 2023)

Court of Appeal held that the appellants could not set aside a failed tax-avoidance trust transaction for mistake, and dismissed the appeal.

  • Mistake in equity
  • Setting aside voluntary dispositions
  • Employee benefit trusts
  • Inheritance tax avoidance
  • Sham transactions
  • Tax evasion
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Insolvency [2020] EWHC 3477 (Ch)

Toorani & Ors v Toorani & Ors

Toorani & Ors v Toorani & Ors [2020] EWHC 3477 (Ch) (23 December 2020)

The High Court allowed claimants to amend pleadings in a section 423 Insolvency Act challenge, holding the proposed dishonesty and sham cases were arguable.

  • Transaction defrauding creditors
  • Pleading amendments
  • Pleading dishonesty
  • Sham transactions
  • Inheritance tax avoidance
  • Insolvency-act-1986
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Insolvency [2020] EWHC 344 (Ch)

Hurst v Green & Ors

Hurst v Green & Ors [2020] EWHC 344 (Ch) (05 February 2020)

High Court appeal dismissed: new evidence about a family tax-planning transaction did not make actual undue influence or fraud arguable enough to annul bankruptcy.

  • Bankruptcy annulment
  • Undue influence
  • Fraud allegations
  • Inheritance tax avoidance
  • Fiduciary duty
  • Bankruptcy-annulment
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Trusts [2007] EWHC 2808 (Ch)

Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd & Ors v Fattal & Ors

Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd & Ors v Fattal & Ors [2007] EWHC 2808 (Ch) (29 November 2007)

The court held that Interlands SA had sold its Baker Street Limited interest to Niazi Dangoor, so the 1998 transfer into the Sharet Trust was not a direct gift.

  • Beneficial ownership
  • Pre-emption rights
  • Joint venture agreements
  • Transfer of beneficial interests
  • Trust formation
  • Inheritance tax avoidance
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Equity and trusts [2002] EWCA Civ 1095

Collier v Collier

Collier v Collier [2002] EWCA Civ 1095 (30 July 2002)

The Court of Appeal held that the father could not enforce an alleged trust over property transferred to his daughter because doing so would require reliance on the parties’ illegal purpose.

  • Express trusts
  • Illegality in trusts
  • Presumption of advancement
  • Resulting trusts
  • Sham transactions
  • Fraud on creditors
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