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Probate [2018] JRC 062

Ingram -v- Gottrell (Deceased)

Ingram -v- Gottrell (Deceased) [2018] JRC 062 (21 March 2018)

The court refused a legal adviser’s costs claim after a probate representation was withdrawn, finding his own poor fee-recording caused the dispute.

  • Executor's duties
  • Legal costs
  • Withdrawal of representation
  • Allocation of legal fees
  • Probate
  • Costs
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Family law [2014] JRC 191

W -v- X

W -v- X (Matrimonial) [2014] JRC 191 (07 October 2014)

The Royal Court held it could order a costs allowance in a maintenance variation application and ordered the respondent to contribute £10,000 toward the petitioner’s legal fees.

  • Maintenance
  • Legal costs
  • Variation of maintenance orders
  • Costs allowance
  • Ancillary relief
  • Family-law
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Family law [2012] JRC 165A

In the matter of A and B

In the matter of A and B (Matrimonial) [2012] JRC 165A (19 September 2012)

The Jersey Royal Court ordered the father to pay a £150,000 lump sum, child maintenance of £485 per month per child, and £10,000 toward the mother’s costs.

  • Child maintenance
  • Lump sum payment
  • Financial provision for children
  • Property contribution
  • Legal costs
  • Child-maintenance
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Family law

In the matter of II

The Royal Court reduced a contemplated lump sum to ÂŁ37,073, declined to order sale of the Winchester property, and made related maintenance and school-fee orders.

  • Lump sum payment
  • Property valuation
  • Sale of property
  • Child maintenance
  • School fees
  • Legal costs
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Family law [2010] JRC 168A

In the matter of SS

In the matter of SS [2010] JRC 168A (20 September 2010)

On review of spousal maintenance in a Jersey divorce, the court varied the order to ÂŁ34,400 a year, declined arrears and extras, and ordered ÂŁ10,000 toward legal costs.

  • Spousal maintenance
  • Variation of maintenance
  • Division of assets
  • Tax implications
  • Legal costs
  • Spousal-maintenance
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Family law [2010] JRC 134A

In the matter of ZZ

In the matter of ZZ [2010] JRC 134A (19 July 2010)

Interim maintenance and costs were ordered in a Jersey matrimonial case, and the petitioner was awarded the full net proceeds of sale of the former family home.

  • Interim maintenance
  • Financial provision
  • Maintenance pending suit
  • Sale of matrimonial property
  • Legal costs
  • Interim-maintenance
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Family law

In re O v

In re O v [2010] JLR_Note 18 (24 February 2010)

An interlocutory family law note considering whether maintenance pending suit may include legal costs, with the court indicating it can do so in appropriate circumstances.

  • Financial provision
  • Maintenance pending suit
  • Legal costs
  • Family-law
  • Maintenance-pending-suit
  • Legal-costs
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Trusts [2007] JLR 250

Landau v Anburn Trustees Ltd.

Landau v Anburn Trustees Ltd. [2007] JLR 250 (18 April 2007)

A trustee acting neutrally is normally entitled to full indemnity from the trust for reasonable expenses, including legal costs, without an express order or taxation.

  • Trustee indemnity
  • Legal costs
  • Assessment of reasonableness
  • Trustee-indemnity
  • Legal-costs
  • Costs-assessment
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Trusts [2006] JLR 176

In re Internine Trust v

In re Internine Trust v [2006] JLR 176 (25 May 2006)

The court held that a trustee taking a neutral position in litigation is normally entitled to a full indemnity from the trust for reasonable legal costs.

  • Trustee indemnity
  • Legal costs
  • Neutral position in litigation
  • Trusts
  • Costs
  • Trustee-indemnity
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Trusts and estates [2005] JRC 063

Carafe Trust - v - Guardian Trust Co Ltd and other

Carafe Trust - v - Guardian Trust Co Ltd and other [2005] JRC 063 (16 May 2005)

Jersey trust-fee dispute over a retiring trustee’s charges, the timing of retirement, and whether disputed fees and post-retirement administration costs were recoverable.

  • Trustee fees
  • Retirement of trustee
  • Escrow arrangements
  • Trust administration
  • Legal costs
  • Trustee-fees
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