Charities: When should the court intervene?

Withers LLP | October 2021 #227
An internal dispute at a religious charity led to High Court clarification on the extent to which members of a charity are fiduciaries. Philip Reed explores the implications Jaffer represents a step towards greater certainty in respect of members’ duties outside charities established as Companies Act companies. Readers will doubtless be familiar with the Supreme …

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Fiduciary powers: Stocktaking

Mourant | July/August 2021 #225
Stephen Alexander explores when it is possible to exclude a beneficiary under a discretionary trust Typically, if a beneficiary is excluded from a class by way of exercise of a power of exclusion, he or she can take no further interest under the settlement. A power to exclude a beneficiary is a fiduciary power which, …

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