Whether a trustee has duty to conduct the business of the trust as men of ordinary prudence and vigilance would do.
"Therefore, whatever approach one makes to this case, it is inescapable to conclude that the defendant was a trustee when at the relevant time, he embarked on reconstruction of the property in dispute and as a trustee he must conduct the business of the trust as men of ordinary prudence and vigilance would do. As Jessel, M.R, observed in In Re Speight 22 Ch.D 727, 739-740: "In the first place, I think we ought to consider what is the liability of a trustee who undertakes an office which requires him to make an investment on behalf of his cestui que trust.
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