To Protect or Not to Protect
Whilst the role of a trust protector is more often raised in connection with offshore trusts, he/she may be appointed in domestic trusts both inter vivos and will trusts. His/her role and responsibility are often misunderstood or unclear.
A trust protector has nothing to do with nor has any connection with the “Public protector”, set up in terms of South Africa’s Constitution to investigate complaints against government agencies or officials.