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  • Court jurisdiction, trading trusts and other issues: review of the law of trusts - fifth issues paper
  • General information
    • About the Law Commission
    • Foreword
    • Acknowledgements
  • Call for submissions
  • Introduction
    • Introduction to paper
  • PART 1: The jurisdiction of the courts
  • Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction of the High Court
    • Introduction
    • Civil actions for breach of trust
    • Reviewing the exercise of a trustee’s discretion
    • Reviewing trustees under section 68
    • Other supervisory powers
    • Common law actions
    • Questions
  • Chapter 2 - Powers under the Trustee Act 1956
    • Introduction
    • Powers conferred on the high court
    • Questions
  • Chapter 3 - Jurisdiction of the District Courts
    • Introduction
    • Jurisdiction conferred by district courts act
    • Jurisdiction under the trustee act
    • Extending the jurisdiction of district courts
    • Questions
  • PART 2: Mechanisms for dispute resolution
  • Chapter 4 - A new mechanism for trust disputes resolution
    • Introduction
    • Is a further mechanism for trustee accountability needed?
    • Principles for evaluating options
    • A trusts ombudsman
    • Trusts tribunal
    • Commission
    • Conclusion
    • Questions
  • Chapter 5 - Alternative dispute resolution
    • Introduction
    • Application of alternative dispute resolution to trusts
    • Obtaining consent to using alternative dispute resolution
    • Conclusion
    • Questions
  • PART 3: Trading trusts
  • Chapter 6 - Introduction to trading trusts
    • Introduction
    • What is a trading trust?
    • Use of trading trusts
    • Previous law commission review of trading trusts
    • Overview of issues with trading trusts
    • Questions
  • Chapter 7 - Creditors and trading trusts
    • Introduction
    • Creditors not aware of the trust
    • Liability of a trustee and the right of indemnity against trust assets
    • Options for reform
    • Summary
    • Questions
  • Chapter 8 - Beneficiaries, insolvent corporate trustees and definitions
    • Liability to beneficiaries
    • Insolvent corporate trustees
    • Definitional issues
    • Questions
  • PART 4: Regulation of trusts
  • Chapter 9 - Registration and reporting requirements
    • Introduction
    • Current regulation of trusts in new zealand
    • Why might a register be needed?
    • Overseas approaches
    • Options
    • Questions
  • Chapter 10 - Regulation of trust service providers
    • Introduction
    • Policy objectives
    • Current regulation
    • Scale of any problem
    • Other jurisdictions
    • Options for reform
    • Questions
  • Appendix A - Consultation list
  • Appendix B - Questions

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Law Commission Issues Paper 28 cover image.

December 2011, Wellington New Zealand, ISSUES PAPER 28

Court jurisdiction, trading trusts and other issues:
review of the law of trusts
fifth issues paper

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