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【Cross-Border Tax】JERSEY: Foundation set up by mistake cannot be set aside, but endowments to it can be voided

The Royal Court of Jersey has ruled that it can use the law of mistake to set aside endowments of property to a foundation established and incorporated under Jersey law, although for public policy reasons it cannot set aside the foundation itself (B and C v D, E, F and others, 2020 JRC 169). The case arose from a UK tax advisor's incorrect estate planning advice to the foundation's founders, resulting in a UK inheritance tax liability of up to GBP6.2 million...


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