United Kingdom breach of trustaccounts and inquiriescosts

Sheffield v Sheffield

[2018] EWHC 2360 (Ch)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice, Chancery Division (Master Clark)

Year2018

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Where the taking of accounts and the making of inquiries are rendered necessary by a trustee's breach of trust, the defaulting trustee will ordinarily be ordered to pay the costs of the claim.

Area of Law

General

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