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PRUDENT TRUSTEE [4 records]

Record 1 2019-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
  • Investment
OBS

... the [1995 Quebec Annual Meeting proceedings of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada] refer to the trustee investment provisions recommended for enactment in 1970 as the Uniform Prudent Investor Act [and the] Consolidation of Uniform Acts published by the Uniform Law Conference of Canada refer to them as "An Act to Amend the Uniform Trustee Act(re Trustee Investments). "

Key term(s)
  • An Act to Amend the Uniform Trustee Act

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
  • Investissements et placements

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
CONT

A professional trustee shall be expected to act to the full extent of his skill and capabilities in administering the trust while a non-professional trustee(and a professional trustee not trained in a specific matter) shall be required to consult with a professional in the field in all matters which are necessary for the prudent administration of the trust and in which he is not trained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
DEF

Fiduciaire qui, de par son métier, possède une certaine expertise dans l'administration des fiducies, par opposition au fiduciaire profane.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
  • Law of Trusts (common law)
CONT

We have concluded that the de facto reserve Turtle Mountain IR 60 was validly surrendered in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Act and that Canada, as fiduciary in taking this surrender, conducted itself as a reasonable and prudent trustee.

OBS

Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Inquiry Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim (July 2003).

OBS

Trustee: An individual or corporation named by an individual, who sets aside property to be used for the benefit of another person, to manage the property as provided by the terms of the document that created the arrangement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
  • Droit des fiducies (common law)
CONT

Nous sommes arrivés à la conclusion que la réserve de facto, la RI 60 des collines Turtle, a été l'objet d'une cession valide conformément aux dispositions de la Loi sur les Indiens et que le Canada, en tant que fiduciaire lors de la prise de cette cession, a agi de manière raisonnable et prudente.

OBS

Enquête sur la revendication de la Première Nation Dakota de Canupawakpa relative à la cession des Collines Turtle (Juillet 2003).

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Investment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Investissements et placements

Spanish

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