Jersey Case Law

Representation of Oak Trustees (Jersey) Limited re X Trust (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of Oak Trustees (Jersey) Limited re X Trust (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Thompson : Costs) [2026] JRC 090 (1 April 2026)

The Royal Court decided costs after a trust blessing judgment, ordering C and D to pay costs from 1 October 2024 and directing redaction of confidential tax material.

• Trustee indemnity
• Beneficiary costs
• Blessing applications
• Confidentiality and publication
• Cross-jurisdictional proceedings
• Trustee-indemnity

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Representation of IQEQ (Jersey) Limited re Amazon Trust (Royal Court : Costs

Representation of IQEQ (Jersey) Limited re Amazon Trust (Royal Court : Costs (Civil) : Birt : Trust) [2026] JRC 072 (12 March 2026)

The Royal Court held that a trustee acted reasonably in settling a fee dispute and seeking blessing, and ordered trust-fund indemnity for the trustee and participating beneficiaries.

• Trustee indemnity
• Costs orders
• Blessing applications
• Fee disputes
• Trustee-indemnity
• Trust-costs

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Representation of V Trustees Limited Re N Trust

The Royal Court refused leave to appeal against a costs judgment in the N Trust matter, holding the trustee had no arguable ground with a realistic prospect of success.

• Blessing application
• Trustee indemnity
• Leave to appeal
• Exercise of discretion
• Discovery
• Convening parties

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Representation of V Trustees Limited Re N Trust (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of V Trustees Limited Re N Trust (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Thompson : Costs) [2025] JRC 247 (6 October 2025)

The Royal Court refused leave to appeal against a costs judgment in a trustee blessing case, holding there was no realistic prospect of success.

• Trustee indemnity
• Court blessing of trustee decisions
• Costs orders
• Leave to appeal
• Exercise of discretion
• Disclosure obligations

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Representation of V Trustees Limited re N Trust (Royal Court : Costs

Representation of V Trustees Limited re N Trust (Royal Court : Costs (Civil) : Trust) [2025] JRC 208 (7 August 2025)

The Royal Court held the trustee had acted unreasonably and could recover only half its costs from the trust, but it refused to order the trustee to pay the guardian and beneficiary’s costs personally.

• Trustee indemnity
• Costs orders
• Fiduciary duties
• Beneficiary representation
• Trustee-indemnity
• Trust-costs

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Geneva Trust Company (GTC) SA v Tchenguiz (Royal Court : Hearing

Geneva Trust Company (GTC) SA v Tchenguiz (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Birt : Trust) [2025] JRC 197 (30 July 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey held that a 2014 indemnity for Guernsey litigation costs was not validly executed with authority, so GTC’s claim failed.

• Trustee indemnity
• Authority to sign
• Estoppel
• Contract formation
• Costs liability
• Trustee-indemnity

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Geneva Trust Company (GTC) SA v Tchenguiz (Royal Court : Hearing

Geneva Trust Company (GTC) SA v Tchenguiz (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil)) [2025] JRC 063 (6 March 2025)

The Royal Court refused to increase security for costs, finding no material change in circumstances and that the application came too late before trial.

• Security for costs
• Material change of circumstances
• Trustee indemnity
• Case management
• Security-for-costs
• Case-management

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Geneva Trust v Tchenguiz (Royal Court : Hearing

Geneva Trust v Tchenguiz (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil)) [2025] JRC 046 (17 February 2025)

The Jersey Royal Court refused to hear a preliminary issue on the effect of a Guernsey consent order, holding that it would not save costs or avoid delay before trial.

• Preliminary issues
• Interpretation of consent orders
• Trustee indemnity
• Settlement of claims
• Preliminary-issues
• Consent-orders

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Representation of K Trustees Limited re: G Trust

Representation of K Trustees Limited re: G Trust [2024] JRC 185 (14 September 2024)

The Jersey Royal Court dismissed an executor’s bid to fund a deceased beneficiary’s litigation costs from trust assets, holding the claim was hostile, not derivative.

• Beddoe applications
• Trustee indemnity
• Costs in trust litigation
• Beneficiary claims
• Hostile litigation
• Beddoe-proceedings

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Representation of VG Trustee Limited re the B Trust

Representation of VG Trustee Limited re the B Trust [2024] JRC 013 (18 January 2024)

The Jersey Royal Court held that beneficiaries convened to a Beddoe application should ordinarily have their costs paid from the trust fund on the indemnity basis.

• Beddoe applications
• Trustee indemnity
• Beneficiary costs
• Directions applications
• Beddoe-applications
• Trustee-indemnity

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