Armitage v Nurse: SCCO 11 Apr 2000

review of counsel’s fees in a legal aid only case

Judges:

Mr Justice Lloyd Sitting with Assessors

Citations:

[2000] EWHC 9008 (Costs)

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

See AlsoArmitage v Nurse; etc CA 19-Mar-1997
A clause in a trust deed may validly excuse trustees from personal liability for even gross negligence. The trustee was exempted from liability for loss or damage ‘unless such loss or damage shall be caused by his own actual fraud’.
Held: The . .
At first InstanceArmitage v Nurse and Others ChD 3-Jul-1995
A clause exonerating trustees from responsibility for breaches of duty will be construed strictly against them. . .
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Updated: 09 December 2022; Ref: scu.235625