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In re Brazilian Trust

In re Brazilian Trust [2017] 1 JLR_Note 1 (12 January 2017)

The court granted an order for account against trustees on the basis of alleged wilful default in a trust dispute.

  • Powers and duties of trustees
  • Order for account
  • Wilful default
  • Trusts
  • Trustee-duties
  • Accounting-for-default
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In re Manor House Trust

In re Manor House Trust [2016] 1 JLR_Note 15 (22 January 2016)

Judgment note on a trust-law issue: trustees must avoid conflicts of interest when administering the trust.

  • Powers and duties of trustees
  • Conflict of interest
  • Trusts
  • Trustee-duties
  • Conflict-of-interest
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Crociani v. Crociani

Crociani v. Crociani [2015] 2 JLR_Note 5 (01 September 2015)

A Jersey Law Reports note on the fiduciary nature of trustees’ powers and duties, clarifying that trustees owe fiduciary duties when exercising those powers.

  • Powers and duties of trustees
  • Fiduciary duty
  • Trusts
  • Fiduciary-duty
  • Trustee-powers
  • Trustee-duties
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HSBC v. Poon

HSBC v. Poon [2015] 1 JLR_Note 7 (19 December 2014)

A trust dispute on whether trustees could exclude a beneficiary. The court held they may do so where the trust instrument expressly grants that power and it is exercised in good faith.

  • Powers and duties of trustees
  • Power to exclude beneficiary
  • Trust-law
  • Trustees-powers
  • Beneficiary-exclusion
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In re Greville Bathe Fund v

In re Greville Bathe Fund v [2013] 2 JLR 402 (17 October 2013)

The court approved adding modern administrative powers to a 1949 trust instrument, holding the request was expedient and beneficial to the trust as a whole.

  • Powers and duties of trustees
  • Management or administration powers
  • Trusts (jersey) law 1984, art. 47(3)
  • Trusts
  • Trustees-powers-and-duties
  • Administration-powers
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In re The G Family Trust v

In re The G Family Trust v [2014] 2 JLR_Note 2 (25 February 2013)

Trust application in which the court sanctioned trustees’ proposed actions and granted directions concerning the exercise of trustee powers.

  • Powers and duties of trustees
  • Court sanction
  • Trust-law
  • Trustee-powers
  • Court-sanction
  • Directions-applications
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In re B Settlement v

In re B Settlement v [2012] 1 JLR_Note 11 (05 January 2012)

The court accepted a surrender of discretion by trustees and gave directions, holding that such relief is available where genuine difficulty or conflict prevents proper exercise of discretion.

  • Powers and duties of trustees
  • Surrender of discretion
  • Trusts
  • Trustee-powers
  • Judicial-directions
  • Surrender-of-discretion
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Deery v Continental Trust Co. Ltd.

Deery v Continental Trust Co. Ltd. [2010] JLR_Note 8 (04 January 2010)

Application for directions concerning trustees’ powers and duties. The court gave directions to the trustees on how to act under the trust and relevant law.

  • Powers and duties of trustees
  • Trusts
  • Trustees-duties
  • Application-for-directions
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In re Seaton Trustees Ltd. v

In re Seaton Trustees Ltd. v [2009] JLR_Note 15 (19 March 2009)

A Jersey trust note clarifies that trustees must exercise discretion in good faith and in accordance with the trust instrument.

  • Powers and duties of trustees
  • Exercise of discretion
  • Trusts
  • Trustee-duties
  • Trustee-discretion
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C Trust Co. Ltd. v Temple

C Trust Co. Ltd. v Temple [2009] JLR_Note 13 (12 March 2009)

A Jersey trust case note on trustees’ powers and duties, addressing an application for directions.

  • Powers and duties of trustees
  • Application for directions
  • Trust-law
  • Trustees-duties
  • Applications-for-directions
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