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Trusts [2026] JRC 014

Hinduja v Ocorian Trust (Isle of Man) Limited and Ors re Acorn Trust (Royal Court : Hearing

Hinduja v Ocorian Trust (Isle of Man) Limited and Ors re Acorn Trust (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Bailhache, W : Trust) [2026] JRC 014 (13 January 2026)

The court set the Phase 1 preliminary issue for Acorn Trust litigation, narrowed discovery to that issue, and supported limited use of Court of Protection documents.

  • Interpretation of trust deed
  • Preliminary issues
  • Discovery protocols
  • Hindu joint family law
  • Privilege and disclosure
  • Court of protection liaison
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Trusts and estates [2026] JRC 010

Representation of Novatrust Limited re Helford Trust (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of Novatrust Limited re Helford Trust (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : MacRae : Trust) [2026] JRC 010 (9 January 2026)

The Royal Court of Jersey held that a trust clause barred the settlor from releasing his revocation power, rejected an Article 10A disclaimer argument, and approved a trust variation to address potential Swiss tax exposure.

  • Variation of trusts
  • Construction of trust instruments
  • Beneficiary rights
  • Tax mitigation
  • Powers of revocation
  • Variation-of-trusts
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Trusts [2025] JRC 317

Representation of W re H Trust (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of W re H Trust (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Binnington : Trust) [2025] JRC 317 (28 November 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey set aside transfers of life insurance policies into a trust after finding the settlor had made a serious mistake about UK inheritance tax consequences.

  • Mistake in trust settlement
  • Inheritance tax liability
  • Voidable transfers
  • Jersey trust law
  • Trust-mistake-relief
  • Inheritance-tax
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Civil procedure [2025] JRC 310

Petronas South Caucasus S.A.R.L. and Anor v Therium Group Holdings Limited and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

Petronas South Caucasus S.A.R.L. and Anor v Therium Group Holdings Limited and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Cadin : Service) [2025] JRC 310 (17 November 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted substituted service of a supplemental summons on the Sulu Claimants in the Philippines, finding exceptional circumstances under the Hague Convention.

  • Substituted service
  • Service out of jurisdiction
  • Hague convention
  • Unlawful means conspiracy
  • Substituted-service
  • Service-out-of-jurisdiction
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Trusts [2025] JRC 242

Representation of Dominion Fiduciary Trust Ltd re The F Trust (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of Dominion Fiduciary Trust Ltd re The F Trust (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : MacRae : Trust) [2025] JRC 242 (2 October 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey set aside trust arrangements created for tax mitigation after finding the parties acted under serious tax-law mistake.

  • Mistake in trust creation
  • Inheritance tax
  • Capital gains tax
  • Setting aside trust transactions
  • Trusts (jersey) law 1984
  • Trusts
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Trusts and estates [2024] JRC 187

Representation of K Trustees Limited re G Trust

Representation of K Trustees Limited re G Trust [2024] JRC 187 (15 September 2024)

Jersey Royal Court gave Beddoe relief in trust litigation, directing the trustees to defend hostile proceedings and authorising limited trust funding for related costs.

  • Beddoe relief
  • Trustee directions
  • Trustee costs
  • Beneficiary claims
  • Funding litigation from trust assets
  • Beddoe-relief
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Trusts [2024] JRC 168

Representation of Fiduciary Trust Limited re E Trust

Representation of Fiduciary Trust Limited re E Trust [2024] JRC 168 (06 August 2024)

The Jersey Royal Court set aside a June 2016 declaration of trust over London properties for mistake, holding the assets were always held for the settlor absolutely.

  • Mistake in trust law
  • Setting aside trust transactions
  • Inheritance tax
  • Capital gains tax
  • Trustee powers
  • Beneficiary interests
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Trusts and estates [2024] JRC 133

Representation of NBK Trustees (Jersey) Limited re C Trust

Representation of NBK Trustees (Jersey) Limited re C Trust [2024] JRC 133 (14 June 2024)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted rectification of a trust deed to add the settlor as an excluded person, finding the omission defeated the parties' tax-planning intention.

  • Rectification of trust instruments
  • Mistake in trust drafting
  • Jurisdiction of jersey court over foreign trusts
  • Excluded persons under trust law
  • Inheritance tax planning
  • Trust-rectification
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Trusts [2024] JRC 124

Representation of BOS Trustees Limited

Representation of BOS Trustees Limited [2024] JRC 124 (28 May 2024)

The Jersey Royal Court refused a trustee leave to distribute £1 million to a beneficiary after late adverse claims to the trust assets emerged, including a draft Order of Justice and amended pleadings.

  • Distribution of trust assets
  • Third-party claims
  • Beneficiary status
  • Paraphernal assets
  • Trustee discretion
  • Trusts
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Trusts [2024] JRC 093

In the matter of the Augusta Trust

In the matter of the Augusta Trust [2024] JRC 093 (19 April 2024)

The Jersey Royal Court removed a defunct trustee and appointed Tri-Pro Administrators Limited as trustee of the Augusta Trust under Article 51.

  • Appointment of trustee
  • Removal of trustee
  • Trust administration
  • Trustee-appointment
  • Removal-of-trustee
  • Trust-administration
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