They’re not usually time-bound, they are either simply revocable or irrevocable. They’re also pretty ineffective as the settlor will already know what’s in the trust so will make decisions (outside of the trust) on that basis, and will also set out the trust rules/objectives for the trustees to follow. I can’t see in football club ownership terms to circumvent multi-club conflicts of interests it’s anything other than a sham to get around the conflict rule. No-one would be surprised to hear that blind trusts are a favourite vehicle for politicians who need to ‘avoid’ conflicts of interestBut if the blind trust is only for one year, then presumably the 'owner' is still, in reality, the one in charge?
