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Profili del trust nel diritto inglese: uno studio per fattispecie

2021

Some aspects of the English trust It is an accepted fact that the English common law has long been characterized by the historical presence of one peculiar institute, mostly unknown to many other European legal systems. Actually, trust has been at the centre of the scene for almost 800 years, even if with different names and functions. But it cannot be denied that its weight has always been felt in all fields of private law and occasionally of criminal law when a fiduciary relationship, such as that originated by the institution of a trust, has been breached, resulting in the illegal possession by the trustee of funds due to the beneficiary. This essay moves from a case-law perspective, in …