Beddoe Order in United Kingdom

Definition of Beddoe Order

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Beddoe Order : (from the case re Beddoe (1892))

An order made by the court granting trustees permission to bring or defend an action. The order protects the trustees against claims by the beneficiaries that the action should not have been brought and enables them to recover their costs from the trust property. If an order has not been obtained, these consequences may not follow, and the trustees may therefore have to compensate the beneficiaries for any loss and also may themselves have to pay any costs arising from the action.