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The trustees’ self-dealing rule is less strict than you might think

5 August 2022
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5 August 2022
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The trustees’ self-dealing rule is less strict than you might think

by Anthony Grant | Aug 5, 2022 | Wills & Trusts

One of the fundamental rules in the law of trusts is that a trustee must not self-benefit. The rule has always seemed to me to be too harsh. If a trustee is willing to pay a better price than anyone else for a trust asset, why should the beneficiary not get the better...
Former ADLS President slams ‘pre-determined’ review of the legal profession

Former ADLS President slams ‘pre-determined’ review of the legal profession

by Jenni McManus | Aug 5, 2022 | Administrative / Public

Former ADLS President Brian Keene QC has lambasted the creators of the discussion document underpinning the current review of the legal profession, saying it is “ill-thought-out” and the review panel’s terms of reference are based on untested assumptions. Keene, who...

Independent review panel: here’s what lawyering could look like if practitioners stay silent

by Nick Kearney | Aug 5, 2022 | Administrative / Public

With 12 August rapidly approaching, I fear the “once-ina-generation” opportunity to submit on the discussion document that proposes fundamental changes to the profession is being missed or overlooked by those at the coalface. And it is those at the coalface, and those...

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