The Modern International Trust Under Siege: Legislature, Judiciary, and Theoretical Implications
Grant Data
Project Title
The Modern International Trust Under Siege: Legislature, Judiciary, and Theoretical Implications
Principal Investigator
Ms Lee, Rebecca Wing Chi
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Ho Lusina Kam Shuen
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2017-09-01
Amount
361675
Conference Title
The Modern International Trust Under Siege: Legislature, Judiciary, and Theoretical Implications
Presentation Title
Keywords
International Trust, Legislature and Judiciary, Nature of the trust, Offshore Trust, Trust Law
Discipline
Law
Panel
Humanities & Social Sciences (H)
HKU Project Code
17610217
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2017
Status
Completed
Objectives
1 To thoroughly examine the trust and trust-related (eg matrimonial) legislation in major Common Law jurisdictions (England, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong), and the possible attacks on the trust in transnational trust litigation including matrimonial and other disputes. 2 To compare relevant laws in major offshore jurisdictions (the BVI, Jersey, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands). 3 To apply the research findings to examine the interaction between the Legislature and the Judiciary in transnational trust litigation. 4 To examine the implications of the modern international developments of the trust, in particular, the impact on the integrity of the trust concept.