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Charity law

Purani Swami Dharmanandan Dasji v Daveen Mavji Bhudia & Ors

The High Court approved a comprehensive charity scheme to redraft the constitution, clarify governance, membership, director appointments, and the Mahant Swami’s role.

  • Charity scheme
  • Constitutional amendment
  • Governance of unincorporated associations
  • Role of religious leaders in charities
  • Membership rights
  • Appointment and removal of trustees
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Commercial law [2025] EWHC 3232 (Comm)

EMIS Finance BV v ICU Trading Ltd & Ors

EMIS Finance BV v ICU Trading Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 3232 (Comm) (10 December 2025)

The High Court held that EMIS, as issuer, had the power to appoint and remove the trustee under the notes, while noteholders could only remove a trustee if a replacement was appointed.

  • Interpretation of trust deeds
  • Powers of noteholders
  • Appointment and removal of trustees
  • Loan participation notes
  • Declaratory relief
  • Contract-interpretation
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Equity and trusts [2022] EWHC 3053 (Comm)

The Serious Fraud Office & Anor v Litigation Capital Ltd

The Serious Fraud Office & Anor v Litigation Capital Ltd [2022] EWHC 3053 (Comm) (30 November 2022)

The High Court held the Harbour Trust was a limited commercial trust, rejected broad trustee powers, and found Mr Ticehurst’s appointment under s.36 invalid.

  • Interpretation of commercial trusts
  • Trustee powers and duties
  • Appointment and removal of trustees
  • Application of trustee acts 1925 and 2000
  • Bare trusts in commercial context
  • Jurisdiction to appoint receivers
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Trusts and equity

The Serious Fraud Office & Ors. v Litigation Capital Limited & Ors.

The High Court held that the Harbour Trust was a limited commercial trust, invalidated Mr Ticehurst’s appointment, removed Thomas and Taylor, and appointed neutral trustees and receivers.

  • Interpretation of commercial trusts
  • Trustee powers and duties
  • Appointment and removal of trustees
  • Receivership
  • Jurisdiction of court in trust matters
  • Breach of trust
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Charity law

Mohammed Anique v Charity Commission for England & Wales

The Tribunal dismissed an appeal against a Charity Commission vesting order, finding the new trustees were validly elected and the purported removal meeting was ineffective.

  • Appointment and removal of trustees
  • Charity property vesting
  • Validity of trustee elections
  • Charity governance
  • Statutory powers of charity commission
  • Charity-law
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Trusts and equity [2008] EWHC 2054 (Ch)

Bridge Trustees Ltd v Noel Penny (Turbines) Ltd.

Bridge Trustees Ltd v Noel Penny (Turbines) Ltd. [2008] EWHC 2054 (Ch) (22 August 2008)

The High Court held it could appoint the trustee to exercise a pension scheme surplus power where the employer was unwilling to act and insolvent.

  • Fiduciary powers in pension schemes
  • Court's inherent jurisdiction over trusts
  • Appointment and removal of trustees
  • Distribution of pension scheme surplus
  • Fiduciary-powers
  • Pension-scheme-surplus
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Insolvency [2008] EWHC 387 (Ch)

Donaldson v O'Sullivan

Donaldson v O'Sullivan [2008] EWHC 387 (Ch) (29 February 2008)

The High Court held it had jurisdiction to appoint a replacement bankruptcy trustee under a block-transfer order, and dismissed the challenge to the appointment.

  • Block-transfer orders
  • Appointment and removal of trustees
  • Court jurisdiction under insolvency act 1986
  • Insolvency
  • Bankruptcy
  • Block-transfer-orders
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Charity law [2001] EWCA Civ 263

Weth & Ors v HM Attorney General & Ors

Weth & Ors v HM Attorney General & Ors [2001] EWCA Civ 263 (23 February 2001)

The Court of Appeal dismissed Mr Weth’s challenge to costs orders in charity litigation, holding the proposed appeal was not in the charity’s best interests.

  • Trustee indemnity for litigation costs
  • Beddoe applications
  • Costs orders in charity litigation
  • Appointment and removal of trustees
  • Charity commission powers
  • Charity-law
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