Guide to Bermuda Trusts
Michael J. Mello, Q.C., J.P., T.E.P. · December 1st, 2003
General
- Location and Accessibility
- Background and Legal System
Trust Law
- Development of Trust Law
- Legislation
- Types of Trusts and Their Uses
- Protection of Creditors
Proper Law of a Trust
- Choice of Proper Law
- Requirements to Give Effect to Choice of Proper Law and Effect of Choice of Proper Law
- Changing the Proper Law
- Foreign Laws - Conflict
- Hague Convention on Trusts
Creation of a Trust
- Trust Settlement
- Trust Property
- Duration and Remoteness of a Trust
- Beneficiaries
- Trustees
- The Trust Deed
- Formalities
Administration
- General Management of Trusts
- Distribution from Trust
- Trustees' Meetings and Resolutions
- Employing Agents
- Change of Administrators
Taxation and Fiscal Regulations
Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure
Proceeds of Crime and Tax Evasion Offences
Statutes
- The Trustee Act 1975
- The Trustee Amendment Act 1999
- The Trusts (Special Provisions) Act 1989
- The Trusts (Special Provisions) Amendment Act 1998
- The Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1989
- The Bankruptcy Act 1989
- The Trust Companies Act 1991
- The Conveyancing Amendment Act 1994
- The Taxes Management Act 1976
- The Taxes Management Amendment Act 1999
- The Proceeds of Crime Act 1997
- The Proceeds of Crime Amendment Bill 2000
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