The World Trust Survey

Charles Gothard and Sanjvee Shah

Comprehensive, easy to follow questionnaire format with an entry for each country
Offers concise and practical answers to frequently asked questions that arise in trust law and practice
Gives a useful overview of both off-shore and on-shore jurisdictions
Entries written by experienced practitioners in the relevant jurisdiction around the world
New coverage of Monaco, Israel, Australia, Ireland, and the USA

The World Trust Survey

Charles Gothard and Sanjvee Shah

Description

The use of international trusts continues to expand, and practitioners increasingly need to be aware of cross-border considerations. This title provides a concise and practical overview of the key aspects of law and practice in all the key jurisdictions offering trusts.

Private and commercial trusts are established under the law of an increasing number of jurisdictions, which are competing to attract trust business, and these laws are often dissimilar. As international trusts mature, established trust jurisdictions are changing their laws to comply with the legal demands and standards imposed by international agencies, as well as to meet the legitimate expectations of the institutional investor. The courts of international centres are also developing their own jurisprudence. In addition, jurisdictions new to trusts are introducing trusts in the vehicles which they offer investors, and legislation from these new trust centres is opening up new routes for international investment and tax mitigation.

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject, covering all the key on-shore and off-shore jurisdictions that practitioners typically encounter. It offers a very practical overview of the subject using a questionnaire format for each country, avoiding academic material, and giving concise answers to the sorts of frequently asked questions that arise in trust law and practice. The questionnaire covers a full range of subjects such as the mechanics of trusts, issues such as anti-money laundering laws and conflicts of laws, shams, protectors, and forced heirship as well as the different types of trusts used in a jurisdiction.

Formerly an annual special issue in the journal Trusts & Trustees, this title has been improved and extended with a reworked questionnaire, new countries and contributors, and new editors, Charles Gothard and Sanjvee Shah.

The World Trust Survey

Charles Gothard and Sanjvee Shah

1:Introduction
2:Anguilla, John O Dyrud
3:Antigua and Barbuda, Anthony D'Aniello
4:Australia, John Stumbles, John King, Heidi Machin
5:Bahamas, Earl Cash
6:Barbados, Mary Mahabir
7:Bermuda, Alec Anderson, Stephanie Bernard
8:British Virgin Islands, Naresh Chand
9:Canada, Timothy Youdan
10:Cayman Islands, Tony Pursall, Justin Appleyard
11:China, Hao Wang, Yi Zhou
12:Cook Islands, Ronnie Summers
13:Cyprus, Elias Neocleous, Philippos Aristotelous
14:England and Wales, Edward Reed
15:Gibraltar, Peter Montegriffo, Raquel Moss
16:Guernsey, St John Robilliard
17:Hong Kong, Mark Lea
18:India, Hanisha Amesur, Bijal Ajinka
19:Ireland, Paraic Madigan, Jennifer Tuite
20:Isle of Man, John Rimmer
21:Israel, Alon Kaplan, Lyat Eyal, Yigal Harkavy
22:Italy, Paolo Giacommetti, Giovanni Cristofaro
23:Jersey, Alan Dart
24:Liechtenstein, Bernhard Lorenz, Martin Attlmayr
25:Malta, Anthony Cremona
26:Mauritius, Muhammad Uteem
27:Monaco, Donald Manasse
28:New Zealand, Geoffrey Cone
29:Panama, Ramses Owens
30:Seychelles, Simon Mitchell
31:Singapore, Leon Kwong Wing
32:South Africa, Jennifer Booth
33:St. Lucia, Najhdla Dilsuk, Nicholas John
34:Switzerland, Edgar Paltzer, Patrick Schmutz
35:United States: New York, Dina Kapur Sanna, Natalia Murphy

The World Trust Survey

Charles Gothard and Sanjvee Shah

Author Information

Charles Gothard, Partner, Macfarlanes LLP, and Sanjvee Shah, Partner, Speechly Bircham LLP

The World Trust Survey

Charles Gothard and Sanjvee Shah

Reviews and Awards

"provide[s] practitioners with a valuable international perspective and is a useful reference work surveying most, if not all, of the ever-expanding trust world." - Keith Robinson, Step Journal