Butler v Axco Trustees Ltd. [1997] JLR_Note 16c (18 December 1997)
The court held that the Inferior Number is vested with the power to remove trustees under Jersey law.
- Parties
- Applicant: Butler; Respondent: Axco Trustees Ltd.
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 18 December 1997
- Procedural Posture
- Trust Law Application / Removal of Trustees
- Outcome
- application granted
- Legal Topics
- Removal of Trustees, Powers of Court
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Parties
Butler
Applicant
Axco Trustees Ltd.
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Trust Law Application / Removal of Trustees
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Inferior Number of the Royal Court has the power to remove trustees
Ratio Decidendi
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.
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