Insights / News
Insights / News
The Court of Appeal of Guernsey has handed down judgment overturning the controversial decision of the Royal Court of Guernsey in M v St Anne’s Trustees Limited. Nicolas Stallworthy QC and Saaman Pourghadiri have been advising the Appellant in relation to the case. The judgment can be found here.
The Guernsey Court of Appeal’s judgment offers guidance on the application of the so called rule in Hastings-Bass following the Supreme Court’s judgment in Pitt v Holt [2013] 2 AC 108. This includes:
Jennifer Seaman‘s analysis of the first instance decision, published in Trusts and Trustees, can be found here.
If you would like to discuss the matters arising in this case or mistakes in trustee decision making more generally, with Nicolas, Jennifer or Saaman please do not hesitate to contact their clerks Dave Scothern and Matt Sale.
News 27 Jun, 2018