Roxberg J said: ‘if the purposes are valid trusts, the settlors have retained no beneficial interest and could not initiate [proceedings].’ One cannot generally have a trust without a beneficiary or, at least a person who can move the court to enforce the trust: ‘This seems to me to be good equity and good sense.’
Judges:
Roxberg J
Citations:
[1952] Ch 534, [1952] 1 All ER 1067, [1952] 1 TLR 1003
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Trusts
Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.556770
