The Nature Of A Beneficiary's Interest Under A Jersey Law Trust

• Published date: 28 March 2022
• Subject Matter: Corporate/Commercial Law, Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Corporate and Company Law, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, Trusts
• Law Firm: Collas Crill
• Author: Sam Williams

An article by Group Partner Sam Williams has been published in Trust & Trustees magazine on the topic of the nature of a beneficiary's interest under a Jersey law trust, looking at Kea Investments v Watson in its historical context.

In Kea Investments v Watson [2021] JRC 009, the Royal Court of Jersey considered for the first time whether a beneficiary's interest under a discretionary trust could be the subject of distraint by a judgment creditor. Sam's article places the decision in its historical context and argues that it reflects the inherent difficulty in reconciling a system...