Secret Trust in UK Law
- Filling the Gaps Between Colonial Legal Heritage and Prevailing Local Customs in Family Relations: the Place of Secret Trust
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Discolouring Democracy? Policing, Sensitive Evidence, and Contentious Deaths in the United Kingdom
This article examines recent United Kingdom government proposals for secret inquests, which, it is argued, are part of a general push for secrecy discernible across common law jurisdictions, and wh...... ... article examines recent United Kingdom government proposals for secret inquests, which, it is argued, are part of a general push for secrecy ... intelligence-led policing, all of which have implications for police trust, accountability, and reputation management. INTRODUCTION On Monday 23 ... ...
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Together in the middle: Back-channel negotiation in the Irish peace process
This article examines the development of cooperative relationships in back-channel communication and their impact on intraparty negotiation. It draws on extensive newly available evidence on back-c...... ... The article analyses the operation of a secret back channel that linked the Irish Republican Army to the British ... increased predictability and laid a foundation of extremely limited trust by providing information and increasing mutual understanding. Strong ... ...
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Reasons for the poor provision of information by the government: public opinion
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present, on the one hand, the findings of a survey conducted during 2012 in Iceland and, on the other hand, the results of interviews held in 2015 concernin...... ... open public information and other research that had examined trust towardspublic authorities and the inuence of freedom of information ... sixinterviewees in the later study felt that information was kept secret for a variety of reasons. Most feltthat information was kept under wraps ... ...
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Equity And The Law Reform Committee
... ... The revival of the use under the name of the trust did nothing to diminish this interference, and the ... of the equity of redemption; the enforcement of secret trusts ; the restraint upon anticipation ; and the ... ...
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Micro‐ and macro‐economic effects: secreting assets to evade non‐business (private) obligations and responsibilities
Investigates the effects on the family and society when an American business owner hides his wealth from creditors and family members, based on a case study where a non‐custodial father moved funds...... ... pierce the corporate veil to determine if a cor-poration or trust is but an alter ego of the evadingspouse or, otherwise, a sham entity ... ...
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Concealment of Illegally Obtained Assets in Nigeria: Revisiting the Role of the Churches in Money Laundering
... ... the mixing method has extended beyond joint venturing with firms to secret pledges with semi-charitable institutions including religious ... enables the business to hold the excess amount of money in a secret trust for the money launderer. In turn, the business issues cheques in small ... ...
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A strategic approach to managing a downturn
Purpose: This paper seeks to examine how organizations can not only survive the effects of a downturn by taking a strategic approach, but also use this opportunity to emerge from uncertain times le...... ... andpositively approach a reorganization situation.Findings – The secret is not to fall into the trap of knee-jerk reorganization. Reorganization ... Successful reorganizations require trust that isbuilt on respect and timely communication, as well as energized ... ...
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Government secrecy: public attitudes toward information provided by the authorities
Purpose: – The purpose of this paper is to present findings of a survey conducted during 2012 in Iceland with the intent of examining public opinion on government provision of information, i.e. whe...... ... didkeep important information of general public interest secret often or sometimes. Only 2-3 per cent ofthem believed that this never ... of information act,Information and records management, Secrecy, Trust in public authoritiesPaper type Research paperIntroductionKeeping citizens ... ...
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Alternate remittance systems in Ghana: a trade enabler or an organised fraud
Purpose: Alternate remittance systems (ARS) are inherently not illegal; however, the nature of their activities has mostly been linked with money laundering and terrorist financing, which raises se...... ... transact business with theclients they do not, particularly trust. Within the context of this study, this paper found evidence thatsupports ... Practical implications –The study throws more light on a “secret”or an undergroundbanking systemthat operates in Ghana. It provides ... ...
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