Tocqueville Fund (TOCQX) N-14 Registration statement for investment companies business combination

Exhibit (11)(b)

CONSENT OF COUNSEL

We consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading “Counsel and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Registration Statement on Form N-14 of The Tocqueville Trust as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about July 21, 2009.

/s/ Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP

New York, New York

July 21, 2009