On 13 October 2022, the UK Privy Council handed down one of the most significant decisions of the past decade for the trusts industry in common-law jurisdictions in relation to Halabi (Appellant) v Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd (Respondent) in re the ZII Trusts 2022 UKPC 36.
Collas Crill acted for the successful lead appellant in the case.
Those who practise in or around the trusts industry are likely to have already heard about this matter. The various judgments are lengthy, complex and already the subject of considerable publication.
This article, published in the STEP's Trust Quarterly Review (December 2022) focuses on the facts underlying the Jersey appeal, the salient background leading up to the Privy Council's decision and the practical considerations that trustees and their creditors might now usefully have regard to.
Read the full article below:
Click here for a shorter summary of the judgment, published in October 2022
