Australian High Court to hear test case

The Australian reports the case involves barrister John Cummins, who did not file a tax return for 45 years and during that time transferred some property, worth $1.5m, to his wife and into a family trust. Cummins\'s bankruptcy trustees have now successfully sought leave to appeal a decision that blocked the pursuit of his wife Mary, since separated, and the family trust. Two High Court judges allowed the trustees to appeal a split decision by the full Federal Court, which held that the trustees had failed to prove Cummins intended to transfer the assets to frustrate his creditors. Full report in The Australian