Constitution of Trusts
When studying constitution of express trust in Equity and Trusts these notes will help you identify the legal requirements for creating trusts and how express trust must be properly constituted. With these law notes you will be able to explain the different ways of benefiting another. They will show you the operation of the basic principle that equity will not perfect an imperfect gift or an incompletely constituted trust. Moreover, you can understand the various ways around this constitution of the express trust principle and the circumstances in which they apply.
CASES
The rule in Milroy v Lord
Milroy v Lord (1862) 31 LJ Ch 798
The transfer of shares in a private company
Re Rose [1952] 1 All ER 1217
Pennington v Waine [2002] EWCA Civ 227
Self-declaration of trust
Jones v Lock (1865) LR 1 Ch App 25
No self-declaration of trust following imperfect transfer
R Richards v Delbridge (1874) LR 18 Eq 11
Re Ralli’s Will Trusts [1964] Ch 288
No trust of future property
Re Ellenborough (1903) 1 Ch 697, HC
Incompletely constituted trusts
Pullan v Koe [1913] 1 Ch 9
Cannon v Hartley [1949] Ch 213
Strong v Bird (1874) LR 18 Eq 315
Doniatio mortis causa (DMC)
Sen v Headley [1991] Ch 425
Birch v Treasury Solicitor [1951] CH 298
Proprietary estoppel
Dillwyn v Llewellyn [1862] 4 De GF & J 517
Gillett v Holt [2000] 2 All ER 289
When studying constitution of express trust in Equity and Trusts these notes will help you identify the legal requirements for creating trusts and how express trust must be properly constituted. With these law notes you will be able to explain the different ways of benefiting another. They will show you the operation of the basic principle that equity will not perfect an imperfect gift or an incompletely constituted trust. Moreover, you can understand the various ways around this constitution of the express trust principle and the circumstances in which they apply.
CASES
The rule in Milroy v Lord
Milroy v Lord (1862) 31 LJ Ch 798
The transfer of shares in a private company
Re Rose [1952] 1 All ER 1217
Pennington v Waine [2002] EWCA Civ 227
Self-declaration of trust
Jones v Lock (1865) LR 1 Ch App 25
No self-declaration of trust following imperfect transfer
R Richards v Delbridge (1874) LR 18 Eq 11
Re Ralli’s Will Trusts [1964] Ch 288
No trust of future property
Re Ellenborough (1903) 1 Ch 697, HC
Incompletely constituted trusts
Pullan v Koe [1913] 1 Ch 9
Cannon v Hartley [1949] Ch 213
Strong v Bird (1874) LR 18 Eq 315
Doniatio mortis causa (DMC)
Sen v Headley [1991] Ch 425
Birch v Treasury Solicitor [1951] CH 298
Proprietary estoppel
Dillwyn v Llewellyn [1862] 4 De GF & J 517
Gillett v Holt [2000] 2 All ER 289
When studying constitution of express trust in Equity and Trusts these notes will help you identify the legal requirements for creating trusts and how express trust must be properly constituted. With these law notes you will be able to explain the different ways of benefiting another. They will show you the operation of the basic principle that equity will not perfect an imperfect gift or an incompletely constituted trust. Moreover, you can understand the various ways around this constitution of the express trust principle and the circumstances in which they apply.
CASES
The rule in Milroy v Lord
Milroy v Lord (1862) 31 LJ Ch 798
The transfer of shares in a private company
Re Rose [1952] 1 All ER 1217
Pennington v Waine [2002] EWCA Civ 227
Self-declaration of trust
Jones v Lock (1865) LR 1 Ch App 25
No self-declaration of trust following imperfect transfer
R Richards v Delbridge (1874) LR 18 Eq 11
Re Ralli’s Will Trusts [1964] Ch 288
No trust of future property
Re Ellenborough (1903) 1 Ch 697, HC
Incompletely constituted trusts
Pullan v Koe [1913] 1 Ch 9
Cannon v Hartley [1949] Ch 213
Strong v Bird (1874) LR 18 Eq 315
Doniatio mortis causa (DMC)
Sen v Headley [1991] Ch 425
Birch v Treasury Solicitor [1951] CH 298
Proprietary estoppel
Dillwyn v Llewellyn [1862] 4 De GF & J 517
Gillett v Holt [2000] 2 All ER 289