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Declarations Of Trust: Taking someone at their word
Mark Pawlowski asks whether a spouse or unmarried partner can acquire a beneficial share in property by relying on the owner’s informal declaration of trust ‘Although an isolated loose conversation will not be enough to uphold a valid declaration of trust (see Jones v Lock [1865]), the repetition of words by the owner, especially in …
Cases Referenced
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- Bannister v Bannister [1948] 2 All ER 133
- Grant v Edwards [1986] EWCA Civ 4
- Hodgson v Marks [1971] EWCA Civ 8
- Jones v Lock (1865) 1 Ch App 25
- Lloyds Bank plc v Rosset [1990] UKHL 14
- Paul v Constance [1976] EWCA Civ 2
- Rochefoucauld v Boustead [1897] 1 Ch 196
- Rowe v Prance [2000] WTLR 249 ChD
- Stowe v Stowe (1995) 15 WAR 363
- Tan Thiam Loke v Woon Swee Kheng Christina [1992] 1 SLR 232