Express trust Flashcards

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Trust is valid if? (Knight v Knight 1840)

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Certainty of words
Certainty of subject
Certainty of object

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Unclear intention Jones v Lock 1865 (COI)

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Must be certain settlor intended trust and must be clear from words intended for a binding obligation

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Fixed trust?

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Share or interest of each beneficiary specified in instrument creating trust
(£10k divided equally)

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Discretionary trust?

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settlor not indicated who is to get what but has given trustees discretion to decide

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Three certainties?

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Formalities
Constitution
Perpetuity

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Knight v Knight

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Payne left property to Thomas and male descendants
Thomas died without male heirs
Charlotte and Edward claimed property

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