Bieber & Ors v Teathers Ltd

Bieber & Ors v Teathers Ltd

Subscription monies paid by investors to Teathers were held on a Quistclose trust only until the minimum subscription was reached and the funds were allocated as capital to a partnership. Upon allocation and transfer to the partnership account, the monies ceased to be trust property and became partnership assets,...

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Parties
Claimants: Raymond Bieber and Others; Defendant: Teathers Limited (In Liquidation)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
09 February 2012
Procedural Posture
Civil Chancery (trusts/partnerships/financial Services) / Judgment on Preliminary Issue
Outcome
Preliminary issue decided in favour of Teathers (Defendant)
Legal Topics
Quistclose Trusts, Breach of Trust, Collective Investment Schemes, Regulatory Duties Under Financial Services Act, Partnership Capital, Misrepresentation, Fiduciary Duties
Trusts Partnership Law Financial Services Regulation Quistclose Trusts Breach of Trust Collective Investment Schemes Regulatory Duties Under Financial Services Act Partnership Capital +2 more

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Parties

Raymond Bieber and Others

Claimants

Teathers Limited (In Liquidation)

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Chancery (trusts/partnerships/financial Services) / Judgment on Preliminary Issue

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether subscription monies paid by investors to Teathers were held on trust (Quistclose trust) and if so, when the trust ended
  2. 2 Whether Teathers' authority to deal with subscription monies was restricted by the 'Take Criteria' or other scheme documents
  3. 3 Whether regulatory duties under the Financial Services Act 1986 and successor rules imposed further obligations regarding client monies

Ratio Decidendi

Subscription monies paid by investors to Teathers were held on a Quistclose trust only until the minimum subscription was reached and the funds were allocated as capital to a partnership. Upon allocation and transfer to the partnership account, the monies ceased to be trust property and became partnership assets, subject to the Partnership Deed. The Take Criteria did not restrict Teathers' authority to deal with the money. Regulatory duties were satisfied by compliance with the client's irrevocable instructions in the subscription agreement.

Court Disposition

Preliminary issue decided in favour of Teathers (Defendant)

Orders

  • Preliminary issue determined for Defendant; no continuing trust after allocation of funds to partnership
  • Costs and further applications adjourned to a later hearing