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Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl. Boy bankrupts girl after she fails to pay $12,263.50 of court costs. Girl’s appointment as trustee and appointor of two family trusts is terminated by her bankruptcy. Aint love grand? Anne (the girl in this narrative) remains a beneficiary of the trust that owns the family home where she … Continue reading
The decision in Van Uden v CIR highlights the importance of recognising when a property owned by a trust can comprise a permanent place of abode. The significance of a property being a permanent place of abode is that a person who is otherwise non-resident for tax purposes, will be treated as resident in New Zealand … Continue reading
Para 438 in the decision of MezhProm Bank v Pugachev refers to a phenomenon in patent law known as the Angora cat problem first identified by Professor Franzosi, an eminent academic expert in the field: “Professor Mario Franzosi likens a patentee to an Angora cat. When validity is challenged, the patentee says his patent is … Continue reading
Matters of Trust 