The Illegality Defence

Publication date: 17 March 2010

In this report we recommend statutory reform to the law of trusts.

Where a trust has been set up to conceal the beneficiary’s interest in order to commit a criminal offence, the report recommends that legislation should provide the judges with a discretion to deprive the beneficiary of their interest in limited circumstances.

The report concludes our project: The Illegality Defence
Reference number: LC320


 

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