Limits on the Court's Intervention in the Administration of
Jersey Trusts
Consideration is often given as to the circumstances when the
courts may intervene in the administration of Jersey trusts. That
in turn gives rise to issues as to the interrelationship between
the inherent and statutory supervisory jurisdiction of the court
over Jersey trusts on the one hand, and the setting aside of
decisions by trustees on the grounds of impropriety on the other
hand.
These issues came into stark relief in the interesting recent
Royal Court decision in B v Erinvale PTC [2020] JRC 213.
Background
The case arose against the background of matrimonial proceedings
commenced by the Settlor (S) of a discretionary Jersey Trust
against his wife (B). B had the status of a beneficiary of the
Trust as the "Settlor's Spouse".
