“…ly members were the beneficiaries and it was Mr Gorbachev seeking disclosure. It would have been necessary to consider authorities such as Breakspear v Ackland [2008] EWHC 220 (Ch). Thirdly, these are issues which may well have to be addressed with the benefit of full evidence and argument on the substantive hearing of the disclosure appl…”
“…Briggs J considered some of the implications of Schmidt v Rosewood Trust Ltd in Breakspear v Ackland [2008] EWHC 220 (Ch), [2009] Ch 32. In that case, beneficiaries of a discretionary trust issued proceedings for, among other things, disclosure of a non-binding “wish letter” which…”