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Trusts [2020] JRC 062

Representation of Maram Trust 20-Apr-20

Representation of Maram Trust 20-Apr-20 [2020] JRC 062 (20 April 2020)

The Jersey Royal Court appointed the settlor’s ex-wife as trustee of a Belize trust, but refused to bless proposed changes because they were not momentous.

  • Appointment of trustee
  • Change of proper law
  • Addition of beneficiaries
  • Resettlement of trust assets
  • Trusts
  • Trustee-appointment
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Trust law [2016] JRC 155

Stock -v- Pantrust

Stock -v- Pantrust [2016] JRC 155 (06 September 2016)

The Jersey Royal Court held that purported changes of proper law for two trusts to Panama in 2007 and to England and Wales in 2015 were void, leaving both trusts governed by Jersey law.

  • Change of proper law
  • Trustee removal
  • Formal validity of trust deeds
  • Fraud on the power
  • Trust-law
  • Proper-law
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Trusts [2016] JRC 065

Representation of the A Settlement

Representation of the A Settlement [2016] JRC 065 (17 March 2016)

The Royal Court of Jersey appointed new trustees of a Jersey-governed settlement after finding jurisdiction, standing, and no available person with power to appoint trustees.

  • Appointment of trustees
  • Jurisdiction of court over trusts
  • Missing trust deed
  • Change of proper law
  • Consent of beneficiaries and protector
  • Appointment-of-trustees
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Trust law [2006] JRC 057

H Trust and X Trust 12-Apr-2006

H Trust and X Trust 12-Apr-2006 [2006] JRC 057 (12 April 2006)

The Jersey court approved a trustee’s refusal to submit to English divorce jurisdiction, declined to review a completed change of proper law, and made no order on a vague request for approval of the trustee’s stance.

  • Change of proper law
  • Jurisdiction
  • Trustee discretion
  • Matrimonial proceedings
  • Beneficiary interests
  • Trust-law
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