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Litigation Letter

Fraudulent breach of trust

Statek Corporation v Alford and another Ch D TLR 12 February

Section 21(1) of the Limitation Act 1980 which disapplies the normal six-year limitation period in cases of fraudulent breach of trust applies equally where a beneficiary has a claim against an accessory to another’s fraud as if the accessory were a fiduciary or trustee.

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