A nation state can be trustee of a Jersey law express trust, even though it has state immunity against being sued for breach of trust or otherwise being held accountable for its trusteeship in domestic courts. The Royal Court...more
Despite the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 ("Trusts Law") expressly providing against the rule against perpetuities currently applying in Jersey, the Royal Court has found the rule to form part of the underlying fabric of Jersey...more
It has been an open question for almost 20 years whether a misrepresentation constituting dol (essentially, fraud) could be made by silence alone in Jersey law. The issue has now been laid to rest following the Royal Court...more
There is no generally implied term of good faith in all Jersey law contracts, the Royal Court has held. In doing so, it has answered a question left open in earlier Jersey judgments – including by the Court of Appeal in the...more
For executors and administrators of estates it is important to have clarity as to the timeframes within which claims can be brought against the estate they are administering. Heirs and legatees can only bring a challenge...more
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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has handed down its long-awaited judgment in the joined cases of Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd v Halabi and ITG Ltd and others v Fort Trustees Ltd, each focusing on...more