A trustee with an unlimited power of appointment has an unfettered discretion in his use of the power, but the trustee once appointed owes no duty to the appointor, and must act independently as a trustee.
Citations:
[1989] 1 WLR 542
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, Regina (on The Application of) v The Archbishop of Westminster and Another CA 14-Apr-2011
Parent Governors of the School disputed the appointment by the defendant of representatives to the school governors, saying that they were ineligible in that parents of current students should have been appointed in their stead if available.
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Trusts
Updated: 28 June 2022; Ref: scu.432933
