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