Can a trustee of a discretionary trust benefit as a trustee?

[Roisin]

Quoting a solicitor: "The trustees distributed the estate, including to themselves as trustees of the will trust" sounds wrong to me. I mean, a trustee by nature looks after the trust and a beneficiary benefits. My understanding is that once they start dishing money out to themselves, they are classed as beneficiaries not trustees.

[Tofros]

It depends on the terms of the trust, but if the trustees were professional trustees it is usual for them to be remunerated.