A judge considering an application to vary trusts should approach it with ‘a fair cautious and enquiring mind’.
Judges:
Megarry J
Citations:
[1968] 1 WLR 71
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Wright and Another v Gater and Others ChD 7-Nov-2011
The beneficiary, a child was to inherit estates of his grandparents and parents, all of which were intestate. An application was made to vary the provisions in order to reduce the liability to Inheritance Tax.
Held: A deferment of vesting . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Trusts
Updated: 09 December 2022; Ref: scu.448125
