Butler v Axco Trustees Ltd. [1997] JLR_Note 16c (18 December 1997)

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

  1. 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.