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When is the deadline for breach of trust claim by a beneficiary against a trustee?

The catalogue records a 36 months period from The earlier of the date of delivery of the final accounts to the beneficiary and the date on which the beneficiary first has knowledge of the breach of trust. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.

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Period
36 months
Trigger
The earlier of the date of delivery of the final accounts to the beneficiary and the date on which the beneficiary first has knowledge of the breach of trust
Counting
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  • Note "whichever is earlier", which is the opposite of the claimant-friendly "whichever is later" construction; the engine must take the minimum of the two dates. Article 57(1) disapplies any period of limitation or prescription altogether to an action against a trustee in respect of fraud to which the trustee was a party or privy, or to recover trust property in the trustee's p

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