Thompson v Hopkinson [2021] WTLR 1521
Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Winter 2021 #185The pursuer and appellant (the appellant) brought proceedings for the production and reduction of a will executed by his late brother, Samuel Thompson, on 27 November 2018. Samuel Thompson had subsequently died on 26 February 2019.
The defendant and respondent (the respondent) was the principal beneficiary and residuary legatee in terms of the 27 November 2018 will. The respondent had provided care services to the deceased from 2012 until his death. In a prior will dated 26 April 2012 the deceased left his entire estate, save for his home, to the appellant.
The appellant ...
Spread Trustee Company Ltd v Hutcheson & ors [2011] UKPC 13
Wills & Trusts Law Reports | March 2012 #117Privy Council (Lady Hale, Lord Mance, Lord Kerr, Lord Clarke and Sir Robin Auld)
The respondents made claims for breach of trust against the appellant in respect of breaches that occurred in Guernsey at a time when Guernsey customary law governed the duties of Guernsey trustees and also after the introduction of the Trusts (Guernsey) Law 1989 (the 1989 Law), but before that law was amended by the Trusts (Amendment) (Guernsey) Law 1990 (the 1990 Law). The trust instrument included an exoneration clause in respect of negligence by the trustee and ...