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The grammar of trusts

Trusts are commonly anthropomorphised – my trust, the trust, his trust.  At the very least the trust becomes a possessive noun rather than the inchoate mix of rights and obligations that a trust really represents.  It is difficult of course, to separate out the parties.  Because most of the time – who cares?  Does it … Continue reading

When corporate trustees go bad

It is common practice for professional trustees to act as the director of a trustee company rather than personally.  The use of a corporate trustee can limit the liability that the professional adviser might otherwise incurred had the adviser acted personally (see McNulty v McNulty where the beneficiaries claim against the director of a corporate trustee was … Continue reading

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