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2019 MarsdenLR 354

HIGH COURT MALAYA SHAH ALAM
MUSFIRAH NABILA MUSA – Appellant
Versus
RADZIAH MOHD NOR & ANOR – Respondent


Petitioner Advocates:Khairul Ariffin Abdul Rahman,Abdul Muiz Samsuri ,Respondent Advocate: Cantius Leo Camoens

Table of Content
1. trustee disability raises issues regarding trust recourse. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. plaintiff's status as a minor alters trust dynamics. (Para 4 , 5 , 8)
3. 3 certainties are essential for validating a trust. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 19)
4. trustee act applies for remedies when trustees are disabled. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 20)
5. court must ensure fairness in trust extinguishment and related orders. (Para 23 , 24 , 26 , 27)

[1] This case raises the following three questions:

(1) where a trust deed provides for a sole trustee to hold an interest in land for the benefit of a minor (Beneficiary) and when the sole trustee suffers a disability, what recourse is available to the Beneficiary? This concerns an application of s 48(b)(i) of the Trustee Act 1949 ( TA ). My research is not able to disclose any previous Malaysian case which has construed s 48(b)(i) ;

(2) when the Beneficiary reaches the age of majority, whether the Beneficiary can apply to Court for an order to extinguish the trust; and

(3) if the Court extinguishes the trust, whether the Court can make the following consequential orders:

(a) land compensation (paid by the State Authority to the sole trustee for acq

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