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Rectification of wills; probate

Bedell Cristin
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Jersey
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August 31 2009

When and in what circumstances can the Court exercise its jurisdiction to rectify a will of deceased?

Trusts: mistakevoid or voidable

Bedell Cristin
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Jersey
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February 28 2010

This judgment of the Royal Court in Jersey is of interest for its determination of the relevant test to be applied in order for a voluntary disposition by an individual to be declared invalid on the ground of mistake, and also for deciding that such a disposition is voidable rather than void

Where there's a will, there's an executor (or five)

Ogier
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Jersey
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July 24 2012

The Royal Court recently delivered a judgment concerning the principles to be applied where a body of executors is deadlocked

A modern take on an old classic - equity aiding the defective execution of a power

Bedell Cristin
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Jersey
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April 25 2012

There is a long-standing principle in English law that, in certain circumstances, equity will aid the defective execution of a power

Where there's a will there's an executor (or two)

Ogier
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Jersey
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June 28 2012

The Jersey Court has recently delivered a judgment concerning the principles to be applied where a body of executors are deadlocked

Judgement summary: directions redisclosure to foreign courts

Collas Crill
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Jersey
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November 27 2012

In 2011 the trustee applied for directions from the Royal Court to approve two “momentous” decisions, namely (1) the disclosure of trust information to beneficiaries knowing that the beneficiary was likely to pass the information to a non-beneficiary (a spouse) and the Family Division of the English High Court (“Family Division”) in divorce proceedings; and (2) not to submit to the jurisdiction of the Family Division in a beneficiary’s divorce proceedings

Iniquitous acts and sharp practice - fraud unravels all

Bedell Cristin
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Jersey, United Kingdom
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November 8 2012

This briefing explains the crimefraud exception to legal professional privilege and considers the position in Jersey in light of the English case of BBGP Managing General Partner Ltd and others v Babcock & Brown Global Partners ("BBGP"

Offshore assets and the divorce

Collas Crill
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Jersey, United Kingdom
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October 19 2012

This is an English High Court (Family Division) case involving a Jersey proper law trust whereby Mostyn J examined the treatment of a Jersey trust in divorce proceedings and made an interesting comment about a Jersey trustee’s potential involvement in proceedings