Distributions of personalty; beware the trustee in bankruptcy

Author: Catherine Burton (1999)

Catherine Burton, Dibb, Lupton Alsop, Solicitors
(From Issue 7, April, 1999)

The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Cardona -v- Rooney (9^th February) brought to mind a `ticklish` issue concerning section 27(2)(b) of the Trustee Act 1925 – does it apply to distributions of personalty? Should trustees/personal representatives perform bankruptcy searches before distributing?

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