Da Silva v Heselton & ors [2022] WTLR 1229

Winter 2022 #189

The will of the late Gladys Townsend contained at clause 11 a charging clause, the relevant part of which was couched in the following words:

‘MY TRUSTEES shall have the following powers in addition to their powers under the general law or under any other provisions of this Will or any Codicil hereto… (g) for any of my Trustees who shall be engaged in any profession or business [to] charge and be paid (in priority to all other dispositions herein) all usual professional and other fees and to retain any brokerage or commission for work or business introduced transacted ...