Jersey courts and statutory procedures
What period and facts govern jersey breach-of-trust long stop?
No action after twenty-one years following the breach, where paragraph 1does not apply. The person bringing a breach-of-trust action against a trustee must establish the long-stop position alongside the applicable shorter limitation branch. The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established.
- Period
- No action after twenty-one years following the breach, where paragraph 1does not apply
- Trigger
- Occurrence of the actual breach
- Rule
- Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, Article 57(3C)
Current official Jersey Legal Information Board consolidated text retained on October 10, 2026. The Royal Court Rules show the current edition from October 2, 2026. This guide adds no numeric eligibility.
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Source guide for jersey breach-of-trust long stop. The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
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What period and facts govern jersey breach-of-trust long stop?
No action after twenty-one years following the breach, where paragraph 1does not apply. The person bringing a breach-of-trust action against a trustee must establish the long-stop position alongside the applicable shorter limitation branch. The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established.
Responsible actor. The person bringing a breach-of-trust action against a trustee.
Occurrence of the actual breach.
The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established.
Source guide for jersey breach-of-trust long stop. The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, Article 57(3C)How does this provision count time?
- Establish occurrence of the actual breach.
- Read Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, Article 57(3C) for the applicable branch.
- The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established.
- Establish the long-stop position alongside the applicable shorter limitation branch.
Read the actual statutory start and period. Do not import the procedural seven-day exclusion or court-office extension into prescription, a long stop or the start-inclusive employment complaint period.
A closed court office alone does not establish extension of this statutory period. Confirm the applicable limitation, disability, permission or extension provision and actual commencement or presentation requirements.
Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, Article 57(3C)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Source guide for jersey breach-of-trust long stop. The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
A proposed jersey breach-of-trust long stop event is recorded without its qualifying facts. The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established. No computed date. Establish the applicable source branch.
A proposed completion falls on a day when a relevant office is closed. A closed court office alone does not establish extension of this statutory period. Confirm the applicable limitation, disability, permission or extension provision and actual commencement or presentation requirements. No blanket extension or shifted event is assumed.
The required document or action is prepared but completion is not established. Establish the long-stop position alongside the applicable shorter limitation branch. Preparation does not prove the required act was completed.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Source event and branch
- Occurrence of the actual breach. The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established.
- Completion and recipients
- Establish the long-stop position alongside the applicable shorter limitation branch.
- Count and closure
- A closed court office alone does not establish extension of this statutory period. Confirm the applicable limitation, disability, permission or extension provision and actual commencement or presentation requirements.
- Source guide for jersey breach-of-trust long stop. The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
- The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period and facts govern jersey breach-of-trust long stop?
What period and facts govern jersey breach-of-trust long stop?
No action after twenty-one years following the breach, where paragraph 1does not apply. The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established.
Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, Article 57(3C)What event starts jersey breach-of-trust long stop?
Occurrence of the actual breach. Keep evidence establishing this exact event. The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established.
Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, Article 57(3C)What must be completed for jersey breach-of-trust long stop?
Establish the long-stop position alongside the applicable shorter limitation branch. The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established.
Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, Article 57(3C)How are days counted for jersey breach-of-trust long stop?
Read the actual statutory start and period. Do not import the procedural seven-day exclusion or court-office extension into prescription, a long stop or the start-inclusive employment complaint period.
Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, Article 57(3C)Does an office closure change jersey breach-of-trust long stop?
A closed court office alone does not establish extension of this statutory period. Confirm the applicable limitation, disability, permission or extension provision and actual commencement or presentation requirements.
Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, Article 57(3C)Can this guide give a final jersey breach-of-trust long stop date?
No. The long stop does not replace the three-year beneficiary or other claimant-specific branches. Paragraph1 fraud and specified property recovery are excepted. The foreign-trust exclusion and the actual breach must be established. Establish the actual events, procedural branch and completed acts before relying on an endpoint.
Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, Article 57(3C)Official sources and review
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