STEP Journal: Issue 2, 2020

Monday, 06 April 2020
STEP Journal: Issue 2, 2020

Welcome to Issue 2 of the STEP Journal. The cover feature takes us through the intriguing history of the England and Wales Court of Protection and how it has evolved over the years. This issue has a regional focus on the Caribbean and Latin America, covering Colombia's new tax reforms, important changes to Belize's economic substance legislation and new laws in the Cayman Islands to assist in estate planning and healthcare decisions.


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02/04/2020
International standards are seeing a move towards greater alignment. Helen Swire looks at the evolution and importance of global regulatory bodies
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06/04/2020
We all recognise that giving away money is simple: write a cheque, put cash in a collection box or go to a fundraising event.
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17/04/2020
From issues of residency to compliance with global transparency and reporting initiatives, STEP’s News Editor Helen Swire provides a regional overview for Africa, Israel and the UAE
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07/04/2020
Luciana Guaspari de Orleans e Bragança and Marina Gonçalves detail a landmark court decision for unmarried couples in Brazil
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Ashley Fife and Randall Krebs outline Bermuda’s approach to defective trustee appointments
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07/04/2020
Evan Hermiston details recent changes to St Lucia’s offshore legislation to comply with OECD and EU Code of Conduct requirements
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07/04/2020
Peter Brigham explains the legislative changes to the concept of a ‘family couple’ in Monaco
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17/04/2020
Amanda C Young highlights important changes to Belize’s economic substance legislation
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08/04/2020
Christopher McKenzie discusses the challenges that arise when a shareholder of a British Virgin Islands company dies
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08/04/2020
As it is a new year and, indeed, a new decade, it feels appropriate to challenge traditional thinking and the customary approach.
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12/04/2020
Camilo Cortes reports on recent tax reforms enacted in Colombia, following the ‘unconstitutional’ 2018 reforms
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08/04/2020
Bernadette Carey and Chris Duncan on new legislation in the Cayman Islands to assist in estate planning and healthcare decisions
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Anjli Finessi discusses the evolution of curacao’s financial services sector over the past five years
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Emily Stoneham on the difficulties faced by trustees when dealing with disgruntled beneficiaries in England and Wales
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Henry Brandts-Giesen analyses the much-anticipated changes to the law of trusts in New Zealand
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08/04/2020
Janet Weston provides a brief history of the England and Wales Court of Protection
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Nancy Golding considers a recent British Columbia case where a widow was denied use of her deceased husband’s sperm
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14/04/2020
Stacey Nevin analyses the powers of the family court in trust proceedings in England and Wales
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08/04/2020
Billy Ko and Philippa Hewitt explore the impact an economic downturn has on the division of assets in a divorce, using Hong Kong as an example
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08/04/2020
María del Mar Hernández Cortés describes preventive measures for vulnerable adults immigrating to Spain
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Edward Porter reviews a recent England and Wales Court of Protection decision weighing the ‘best interests’ of a client lacking capacity
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01/03/2020
James Quarmby explains the difference in LGBT+ rights across the globe
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08/04/2020
Rosie Schumm and Anna Ferster discuss international aspects of pre-nuptial agreements to protect a family business
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Sam Dewes explores domicile issues for children with same-sex parents in England and wales
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08/04/2020
Eleni Drakou analyses the recent changes to the Cyprus investment scheme
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08/04/2020
Jed M Silversmith explains the US Internal Revenue Service’s tightened reporting obligations for foreign trusts and gifts
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08/04/2020
Amanda Simmonds TEP is a passionate private client lawyer in the North of England who specialises in complex trust and trustee duty issues, cross-border work and advising families. She has been heavily involved in the Society, sitting on the STEP Council and Professional Standards Committee and heading the Business Families Special Interest Group Steering Committee. More recently, Amanda was elected to sit on STEP’s Board of Directors.
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06/04/2020

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