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Brussels and Lugano Conventions
Regulation 44/2001

Classification Scheme



E Convention on Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Judgments
E-05 Special jurisdiction
E-05.06 Jurisdiction in matters of trust

Jurisdiction of the courts for the place where the person sued in his capacity as settlor, trustee or beneficiary is domiciled - Meaning of domicile - Application of the rules of private international law - System of law with the closest and most real connection with the transaction - Trust administered in Liechtenstein but expressed to be governed by English law - Jurisdiction of the English courts - N° 2009/51

Jurisdiction of the courts for the place where the person sued in his capacity as settlor, trustee or beneficiary is domiciled - Meaning of beneficiary - Person sued for having drawn an income from the trust - Meaning of trustee - Autonomous interpretation - Persons holding fiduciary powers but who do not come within the normal meaning of the expression ‘trustee’ - Excluded - N° 2009/51




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