Pullan v Wilson & ors [2014] EWHC 126 (Ch)

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | May 2014 #139

The claimant (Mr Pullan) was a beneficiary of ten high-value family trusts. The first defendant (Mr Wilson) was an accountant who had been appointed as a professional trustee of those trusts. Mr Wilson was also a non-executive director of three of the companies in which the trusts held shares. The second and third defendants were the co-trustees of the ten trusts and were not subject to the relief sought by Mr Pullan.

Mr Pullan brought a claim against Mr Wilson as he considered that the professional charges of £849,890 for the period from 12 March 2007 to 4 November 2010 exceeded...