Mark Harper and Senior Paralegal Mark Ablett explore ‘Why it pays for the wealthy to divorce in Singapore (and not in Hong Kong)’ in their new article in Trusts & Trustees, the leading private client journal published by Oxford University Press.

Forum shopping is an inevitability in international divorces, albeit oft-criticized by judges. In the Far East, Singapore and Hong Kong are both significant jurisdictions with links of varying strength to the English legal system. This article analyses the approach of each court to asset division on divorce, with a particular focus on treatment of trusts.

Read the full article in Trusts & Trustees here.