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Bare trusts are not uncommon and can arise intentionally or otherwise, as well as by an express declaration of trust, whether written or oral. However, the nomenclature can extend to a range of circumstances where it is necessary to consider the nature of the trust and, if a bare trust, the bare trustee’s duties. In … Continue reading
New Zealand Herald data journalist Keith Ng estimates that 325,000 New Zealand properties have trusts involved in their ownership structure. See In properties we trust – it’s the Kiwi way by Anne Gibson (New Zealand Herald 18 January 2020). However, what the true number is cannot be definitively determined as s 153 of the … Continue reading
In Carson v Lane Thomas J explores the moral duty owed by a father to his estranged adult children balanced against the father’s wishes that his windfall wealth be utilised in the furtherance of research and development of the Galloway breed of cattle. His final will, which was made in the face of strong legal … Continue reading
Matters of Trust 