6 Dec 2018
MCLAUGHLIN v MCLAUGHLIN, [2018] NZHC 3198
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 3198
- Court
- High Court
The Court granted a partial Beddoe order: trustees are authorised to use Ashley Trust funds to meet reasonable and proportionate legal and associated costs to defend only the second cause of action (the application for directions regarding the Homestead Block and future administration) because defending that cause is in the best interests of the Trust; the Court refused to approve trust-funded defence of the hostile breach-of-trust claims (first, third, fourth and fifth causes) and declined retrospective full indemnity for those matters; further expenditure is limited and must be approved by…