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Trusts [2026] JRC 005

Representation of Curance Limited (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of Curance Limited (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : MacRae : Trust) [2026] JRC 005 (6 January 2026)

The Royal Court of Jersey approved a variation allowing two Jersey trusts to appoint assets to a German charity and delete the resident-Germany exclusion.

  • Variation of trust terms
  • Excluded persons
  • Beneficiary class
  • Court approval of trust transactions
  • Trust-variation
  • Excluded-persons
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Trusts [2023] JRC 127

Representation of Paicolex Trust Management AG and Paicolex Trust Co. (BVI) Ltd re: R, Q and P Trusts

Representation of Paicolex Trust Management AG and Paicolex Trust Co. (BVI) Ltd re: R, Q and P Trusts [2023] JRC 127 (21 July 2023)

The Royal Court adjourned a trust variation application seeking to remove the settlor’s excluded-person status, pending fuller evidence on tax, assets, and future trustee decisions.

  • Variation of trusts
  • Excluded persons
  • Beneficiary addition
  • Tax planning
  • Court approval for minors and unborns
  • Trust-variation
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Trust law [2021] JRC 063

Representation of F Trustees Limited 08-Mar-2021

Representation of F Trustees Limited 08-Mar-2021 [2021] JRC 063 (08 March 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court granted rectification of a trust deed after finding an operative mistake in the excluded persons definition and no alternative remedy.

  • Rectification of trust deed
  • Excluded persons
  • Operative mistake
  • Trust-law
  • Trust-deed-rectification
  • Excluded-persons
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Trusts and estates [2018] JRC 100

Representation of Virtue Trustees (Switzerland) AG and Anor re The C Trust

Representation of Virtue Trustees (Switzerland) AG and Anor re The C Trust [2018] JRC 100 (11 June 2018)

The Jersey Royal Court rectified a trust deed to reflect the settlor’s true intention, finding the naming of the protector was a genuine mistake.

  • Rectification of trusts
  • Excluded persons
  • Trustee powers
  • Beneficiaries
  • Letters of wishes
  • Capacity of settlor
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Trusts [2011] JRC 240

In the matter of the Representation of BBB Limited

In the matter of the Representation of BBB Limited [2011] JRC 240 (28 December 2011)

The Jersey Royal Court held that “Excluded Persons” under a trust deed could change over time, so the third to ninth respondents were beneficiaries and not permanently barred.

  • Trust construction
  • Beneficiaries
  • Excluded persons
  • Interpretation of trust deed
  • Fiscal consequences
  • Trust-construction
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Trusts [2011] JRC 131

Representation of U

Representation of U [2011] JRC 131 (06 July 2011)

The Jersey Royal Court ordered disclosure of trust accounts to a settlor for use in English divorce proceedings, holding disclosure served the beneficiaries’ interests.

  • Disclosure of trust information
  • Trustee powers and duties
  • Beneficiaries' interests
  • Excluded persons
  • Supervisory jurisdiction
  • Divorce proceedings and trusts
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Trusts [2011] JRC 085

In the matter of the Representation of L

In the matter of the Representation of L [2011] JRC 085 (20 April 2011)

The court granted Hastings-Bass relief, setting aside a protector’s appointment of herself as trustee after it was found to create unintended exclusion and tax consequences.

  • Hastings-bass principle
  • Trustee appointment
  • Excluded persons
  • Inheritance tax liability
  • Protector powers
  • Hastings-bass-principle
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Trusts [2010] JRC 055A

Representation of First Conference Business Intelligence Limited

Representation of First Conference Business Intelligence Limited [2010] JRC 055A (18 March 2010)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted an application to set aside trust transactions after finding a serious mistake about excluded persons under an employee benefit trust.

  • Mistake in trust administration
  • Employee benefit trusts
  • Excluded persons
  • Trusts
  • Mistake-in-trust-administration
  • Employee-benefit-trusts
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