Jersey Case Law

The Representation of Q re The R Trust, The S Trust, The T Trust and The U Trust

The Royal Court declared four Jersey trusts void for mistake after finding the settlor misunderstood the domicile risk and would not have settled them had he known the true tax exposure.

• Mistake
• Jersey trusts
• Domicile
• Inheritance tax
• Void ab initio
• Bare trust

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Steelux v Edmonstone

Steelux v Edmonstone [2005] JLR 152 (03 May 2005)

A Jersey case on promissory notes and fraudulent misrepresentation, holding that a note may be void ab initio if consent was induced by reliance on fraud.

• Bills of exchange
• Promissory notes
• Fraudulent misrepresentation
• Void ab initio
• Bills-of-exchange
• Promissory-notes

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