Khyentse v Hope - [2005] 3 NZLR 501

Conflict of laws — Forum conveniens — Trust and trust property in New Zealand — Spiritual and temporal issues relating to Tibetan exiles in Sikkim and affecting property worldwide — Court’s jurisdiction to determine matters touching on religious doctrine.

Trusts and trustees — Charitable trust — Religious purposes — Trustees required to defer to supervision and assistance of spiritual director — Spiritual director entitled to dismiss trustees, and did so — Whether spiritual director’s own appointment had been terminated — Whether spiritual director’s dismissal of trustees valid.