Trusts & Asset Recovery - Challenging Structures, Tracing Assets & Obtaining Information

Introduction

Trust structures are commonly used for legitimate purposes, but they can also create significant challenges when assets are alleged to have been placed beyond the reach of creditors, beneficial ownership has been concealed, enforcement has been frustrated or trust property has been misappropriated. As these issues increasingly arise in contentious matters, practitioners need to know how to investigate the underlying arrangements and identify what can be done to recover or protect assets.

Aimed at litigators involved in asset recovery and practitioners advising trustees on the administration and protection of trust assets, this new virtual classroom seminar will explore the tools available when the ownership, validity or use of a trust is in question. Drawing on recent cases and practical experience, it will address how to obtain information from trustees and third parties, investigate trust structures and challenge arrangements that may have been used to put assets beyond reach.

The session will help you navigate the practical difficulties that can arise when information is limited, beneficial ownership is disputed or assets have been transferred through trust structures. You will gain a clearer understanding of the available routes to information, the circumstances in which a purported trust may be challenged and the options for tracing and pursuing assets.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Common challenges when tracing assets through trust structures
• Obtaining information from trustees and third parties
• Pursuing recovery claims against trustees, beneficiaries and trust assets
• Protective remedies to preserve assets pending recovery
• Overcoming obstacles to recovery from offshore trusts
• Practical strategies for improving recovery and enforcement prospects

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.