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Trusts Act 1973
sec.59Trustee may sue himself or herself in a different capacity
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### sec.59 Trustee may sue himself or herself in a different capacity
Notwithstanding any rule of law or practice to the contrary, a trustee of any property in that capacity may sue, and be sued by, himself or herself in any other capacity whatsoever, including the trustee’s personal capacity; but in every such case the trustee shall obtain the directions of the court in which the proceedings are taken as to the manner in which differing interests are to be represented.