Butler v Axco Trustees Ltd. [1997] JLR_Note 16c (18 December 1997)
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- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Posture
- Trust Law Application / Removal of Trustees
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01
Holding and result
The court held that the Inferior Number is vested with the power to remove trustees under Jersey law.
Court disposition
application granted
Orders
- The Inferior Number has the power to remove trustees.
02
Material facts
Parties
Butler
ApplicantAxco Trustees Ltd.
Respondent03
Procedural history
Posture
Trust Law Application / Removal of Trustees
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
Whether the Inferior Number of the Royal Court has the power to remove trustees
Party arguments
- Applicant
- The applicant seeks the removal of the current trustees by order of the court.
- Respondent
- The respondent contests the removal and/or the jurisdiction of the Inferior Number to make such an order.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
Jersey trust law
The Inferior Number of the Royal Court has the power to remove trustees.
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
The court held that the Inferior Number is vested with the power to remove trustees under Jersey law.
Court disposition
application granted
- The Inferior Number has the power to remove trustees.
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