A complete breakdown of relationships between parties who are both trustees and beneficiaries of family trusts, rendering them incapable of working together in the administration of the trusts, is sufficient to make it 'expedient' under s 77(1) of the Trustees Act (WA) for the court to appoint independent trustees. The court's exercise of this power is remedial and does not require the court to determine the merits of the underlying disputes between the parties.
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