When a trustee can and cannot be removed
When a trustee can and cannot be removed By Opinion By Phia van der Spuy Trustees are legally vested with the administration of a trustâs assets. They must manage the assets and liabilities of the trust in terms of the provisions of the trust instrument and the law, and not necessarily in a manner that pleases the beneficiaries. Disharmony may exist in the administration of a trust â this is in itself not sufficient for the removal of a trustee. The court held in the Gowar v Gowar case of 2016 that the âoverriding question is always whether or not the conduct of the trustee imp...