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STEP Journal: Issue 1, 2024

08 February 2024

Welcome to Issue 1 of the STEP Journal. In this issue, we focus on vulnerable clients and modern families, delving into challenges faced by ‘blended families’ and global perspectives on mental capacity. We also explore the UK region, including Scotland’s new trust Bill and the meaning of ‘home’ in England and Wales.

With a little help from AI

Foreword: By now, most of you will be aware that we are moving to a digital-only publication in May.

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STEP news

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Our survey says…

What do our members think of STEP and what are we doing about it?

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The STEP Journal is going digital

Blátháin Winthrop outlines what members can expect from the new online platform

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A safeguard against financial abuse

How the STEP Global Representative Power tackles worldwide issues associated with loss of mental capacity

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Riding the waves of change

Helen Bradford-Swire examines the impact of global regulation and compliance on private client business practice and advisors

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Back to basics: digital assets - Storing and selling digital assets

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Standing on the shoulders of giants

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Book review: Financial Remedies Practice 2023/24, 12th edition

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Losing the plot

Sarah Wray outlines tax considerations when selling one’s garden in the UK

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Familiar territory?

Nick Marshall and Nadine Walton consider Cross-border implications for individuals connected to both England and Wales and Scotland

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Does it fit the Bill?

John McArthur reports on progress to update Scotland’s century-old trust law

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The meaning of home

Rebecca Waterhouse considers the importance of the definition of ‘home’ under the statutory residence test in the UK

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Till death us do part

Sheena Cassidy-Hope and Georgia Haughney discuss a recent UK Supreme Court case that confirmed financial proceedings on divorce cannot continue following the death of one of the spouses

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Work smarter, not harder

Reena Bhudia considers the potential UK tax implications for those spending time working in the UK

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It all ends in Tiers

Zoe Jacob assesses UK high-net-worth immigration options in a post-Tier 1 (Investor) visa landscape

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Around the world

Helen Bradford-Swire rounds up estate planning, taxation, regulation and residency news in Africa, Arabia and Israel

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Appetite for restructuring

James Campbell explores the trend of families in the UAE embracing ‘blended structuring’

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Holy manimony

In this article, Zoë Bloom explores the growing trend of alimony being paid to men and potential jurisdictional challenges

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Blended families

Fiona Higgott and Nasima Ansary outline how to prevent and combat challenges to wills for modern families in England and Wales

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A tale of two tests

Nicola Bushby and Katherine Reed describe the tension between the Banks v Goodfellow and MCA 2005 tests when dealing with testamentary capacity in England and Wales

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A guide with global relevance

Kathleen Cunningham reviews a recently created guide for assisting persons in vulnerable situations, with an emphasis on Canada

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The need for a holistic approach

Wesley O’Brien and Robert Lindley provide a Cayman Islands perspective on mental capacity, undue influence and vulnerable clients

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Expanding the advisor’s capacity toolkit

Dinesh Menon provides rules and practical steps for advising a client suspected of not having capacity

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The parent trap

Andrew Powell provides an introduction to sperm donation and the law in the UK

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De-risking causes of action

Andrew Barns-Graham, Michael Pulford and Brian Lacy explain the utility of commercial litigation funding

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Invest and reside

Sarah Wells looks at the pathways and matters for high-net-worth individuals to consider when seeking residence in New Zealand

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Member Q&A - Michael Dew TEP

Michael Dew has been involved with STEP for more than 30 years, having recently stepped down as Chair of the Essay Route Panel after 13 years in the position. We asked Michael about some of the highlights and challenges during this time.

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