DIFC Court of Appeal gives pioneering advisory judgment on trusts and foundations regimes

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• DIFC Trust Law
• DIFC Foundations Law
• Questions put to the court
• Questions answered by the court
• Questions not answered by the court
• Outstanding issues
• Case details

Article summary

Private Client analysis: The Court of Appeal of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has handed down a ground-breaking advisory judgment on the interpretation of the statutory regimes in the DIFC governing trusts and foundations. Written by Tom Stewart Coats of XXIV Old Buildings.