Trusts and jurisdiction clauses - Crociani revisited: Ivanishvili, Bidzina and Others v Credit Suisse Trust Ltd [2020] SGCA 62

• Main Author: SOH, Kian Peng
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: Trusts; jurisdiction; disputes; Asian Studies; Estates and Trusts; Jurisdiction
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3276; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5234/viewcontent/Trusts_Crociani_2020_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In the recent Singapore Court of Appeal decision of Ivanishvili, Bidzina and others v Credit Suisse Trust Ltd, the court analysed the effect of a forum administration clause in the trust context, holding that while the clause in question was a jurisdiction clause, it was not an exclusive jurisdictio...