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Trusts: Breaking the blank
In Ong v Ping the court considered a trust where the property held had not been identified. Oliver Hilton explains ‘Where the parties’ intention can be clearly and sufficiently ascertained from the available material and circumstances, the court will not be hamstrung by mere formalities, and will rarely hesitate in finding a way to give …
Cases Referenced
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- Allnutt v Wilding [2006] WTLR 1317 (Ch D); [2007] EWCA Civ 412; [2007] WTLR 941 (CA)
- Day & anr v Day [2013] EWCA Civ 280; [2013] WTLR 817 CA
- Forster v Hale (1798) 3 Ves 696
- Lister v Hodgson (1867) LR 4 Eq 30
- Marley v Rawlings [2011] WTLR 595 ChD; [2012] WTLR 639 CA; [2014] WTLR 299 SC; [2014] WTLR 1511 SC (costs)
- McMechan v Warburton [1896] 1 IR 435
- Morton v Tewart (1842) Y & C Ch Cas 67
- Ong v Ping [2015] EWHC 1742 (Ch); [2017] EWCA Civ 2069
- Re AIB Jersey Trust Ltd [2010] JLR 169
- Re Butlins Settlement Trust [1976] Ch 251
- Re Farepak Food and Gifts Ltd [2007] WTLR 1407
- Smith v Matthews (1861) 3 De GF & J 139
- Thompson v Whitmore (1860) 1 J & H 268