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CPD Course:
Mutual Wills
and Secret Trusts
in Practice and Theory
Presented by
Prof. Steven Gallagher,
Associate Professor of Practice in Law,
Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning),
The Faculty of Law,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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EVT000000179 |
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Intermediate |
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4 May 2017 (Thursday) |
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English |
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14:30 - 17:45
(Reception starts at 14:00) |
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LSHK 3.0 CPD Points
(LSHK Allocated Number: 20171228) |
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| Presenter's Profile: |
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Steven Gallagher was awarded a first class LL.B. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2006. Steven teaches equity and trusts, property law, and digital technology and law. Steven also teaches a course on art, antiquities, cultural heritage and the law. Steven has presented continuing professional development courses for solicitors in Hong Kong on many topics associated with property. Steven’s research interests include equity and the law of trusts, art and cultural heritage law and legal history. He is not a technologist. In 2023 Steven published the first treatise dealing formally and systematically with all the major aspects of, and entitled, Digital Technology and Law.
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This 3-hour seminar will provide an introduction to the law of mutual wills and secret trusts in Hong Kong. The seminar will describe how the doctrine of mutual wills and the recognition of secret trusts developed at common law, and the existing law of mutual wills and secret trusts in Hong Kong. The seminar will consider the problems associated with the creation and enforcement of mutual wills and secret trusts. The seminar will conclude with a consideration of theories concerning the enforcement of mutual wills and secret trusts.
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- The historical development of the law of mutual wills and secret trusts;
- Reasons for the creation of mutual wills and secret trusts;
- Legal problems with the creation of mutual wills and secret trusts;
- Practical problems with the creation of mutual wills and secret trusts;
- The requirements for valid and enforceable mutual wills and secret trusts;
- Academic theories for the enforcement of mutual wills and secret trusts;
- The future for mutual wills and secret trusts in Hong Kong.
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Telephone: +852 3118 2371 | Facsimile: +852 3118 2372 Postal Address: P.O. Box 9993, General Post Office, Hong Kong |
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