Freeman v Ansbacher Trustees [2009] JLR 1 (09 January 2009)

Freeman v Ansbacher Trustees [2009] JLR 1 (09 January 2009)

A beneficiary of a discretionary trust has standing to sue the trustee for breach of trust and to seek reconstitution of the trust fund if the beneficiary is an object of a fiduciary power or has a contingent interest under the ultimate default trust.

Citation
[2009] JLR 1
Parties
Applicant: Freeman; Respondent: Ansbacher Trustees
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
09 January 2009
Procedural Posture
Civil / Judgment
Outcome
applicant has locus standi
Legal Topics
Locus Standi of Beneficiaries, Breach of Trust, Reconstitution of Trust Fund

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Parties

Freeman

Applicant

Ansbacher Trustees

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether a beneficiary of a discretionary trust has locus standi to sue the trustee for breach of trust and seek reconstitution of the trust fund

Ratio Decidendi

A beneficiary of a discretionary trust has standing to sue the trustee for breach of trust and to seek reconstitution of the trust fund if the beneficiary is an object of a fiduciary power or has a contingent interest under the ultimate default trust.

Court Disposition

applicant has locus standi