Anti-avoidance in estates and trusts

The personal representative's neutrality

Toby Bishop

Courts do not look fondly on those who attempt to frustrate legitimate claims by dissipating assets. The principles are illustrated by Teixeira v Moaven and Others [2026] EWHC 1215 (Ch). The defendant, like others finding their routes to success narrowing, was ingenious in his attempts to avoid the court's anti-avoidance jurisdiction.