Fraudulent execution of a power to jointure. A power to jointure having been executed under an agreement that the creditor of the husband should have part of the jointure, the appointment was set aside as far as the creditors were to benefit. The fraud being on the remainder man confirmation by the wife after husband’s death of no effect.
Citations:
[1754] EngR 106, (1754) Amb 233, (1754) 27 ER 155
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England and Wales
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Cited – Eclairs Group Ltd and Glengary Overseas Ltd v JKX Oil and Gas Plc SC 2-Dec-2015
Company Director not Trustee but is Fiduciary
The Court was asked about an alleged ‘corporate raid’, an attempt to exploit a minority shareholding in a company to obtain effective management or voting control without paying what other shareholders would regard as a proper price.
Held: The . .
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Equity
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.378085