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The background of this matter is set out as follows in Cooke J’s judgment: In Armani v Armani Walker J considered the threshold for the appointment of a receiver in the following terms at [86]: My view is that the ordinary meaning of “reasonable necessity” does not precisely equate with a measure of “last resort” … Continue reading
Cooke v Butler, which relates amongst other things to a dispute regarding whether the sum of $100,000 paid to a beneficiary was a loan, considers the issues of common interest privilege and the practical parameters of disclosure and discovery in the context of litigation between trustees and a beneficiary. As stated at [15]: Associate Judge … Continue reading
The Judicial Committee of the UK Privy Council (the Privy Council) has ruled four to three in Equity Trust (Jersey) v Halab and ITG v Fort Trustees (Guernsey that there is no chronological priority for trustees where there is insolvency. Rather the approach taken is one of pari passu: that is, trust assets should be … Continue reading
Nadan v Sharma relates to an application for the removal of trustees and the appointment of an independent corporate trustee in circumstances where the trustees’ marriage has ended and the trustees are deadlocked. Of note is that prior to the application for removal was made following two arbitral awards in respect of the jointly settled … Continue reading
Matters of Trust 