It would be for the ‘benefit’ of the patient to exercise the powers conferred by section 95(1) of the 1983 Act so as to enable there to be done something which the patient would have wished to do if he had been able to act for himself.
Judges:
Mr Justice Ungoed-Thomas
Citations:
[1971] Ch 123
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Jemma Trust Company Ltd v Kippax Beaumont Lewis (A Firm) and others CA 11-Mar-2005
The defendant firm of solicitors, acting as executors had sought to arrange matters to minimise Inheritance Tax. A deed of variation was put in place after approval by the court, but the CTO interpreted the deed differently. The executors believed . .
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Health, Trusts
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.223513