Contentious Trusts - Farrer & Co

& expertise
“Regrettably, trust disputes have become a fact of
offshore life. They need to be handled sensitively,
by suitable experts. Farrer & Co have the depth
and range of expertise, especially in international
work. They are adept at finding practical,
common sense and cost effective solutions.”
Royal Bank of Canada
It should be borne in mind that most
disputes settle, and therefore do not
feature in the law reports. However,
the following are just some examples
of the reported cases we have been
involved with in recent years:
Omar v Omar [1999] All ER 560.
Action by administrators of a substantial
estate to locate and recover estate
assets, involving action in various
jurisdictions.
Goodman v Goodman [2006] EWHC
1757 (Ch). Rectification of will, resulting
from misunderstanding of testator’s
instructions.
Taylor v Midland Bank Trust Company
[2002] WTLR 95. Beneficiary claiming
breach of trust against trustees.
Gomez v Gomez Monches-Vives [2008]
EWCA Civ 1065. Article 5(6) of
Judgments Regulation.
Close Trustees (Switzerland) v Vildasola
[2008] EWHC 1267.
Directions application.
Wingate v Butterfield Trust (Bermuda)
Ltd [2008] WTLR 357. Disclosure to
beneficiaries.
Brown v Executors of Estate of Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen
Mother.
Frances v Al Assad [2007] EWHC.
Freezing order against beneficiary of
discretionary trust.
Frey v Royal Bank of Scotland
(Nassau) Limited [2001] 3 ITELR 775.
Construction of trust governed by
Bahamas law before Supreme Court of
The Bahamas.
Aroso v Coutts & Co [2001] EWHC
Ch 443. Concerned ownership of funds
in joint account following death of one
of the account holders.
Alhamrani v Russa Management
Limited and others (Re Intertraders):
Dispute over large Shari’a inheritance,
transferred to Jersey trustees.
Heavyweight proceeding before the
Royal Court in Jersey.
“Farrer & Co have helped in high value trust litigation
before the Jersey courts. This involved complex Shari'a,
Jersey and English elements and has resulted in some
ground breaking decisions. We were impressed by
Farrer & Co’s understanding of complex trust issues and
their practical cost effective approach.”
Senior partner, of Viberts, instructing Advocates in Alhamrani v Russa
Management Limited and Others