English & ors v Keats & ors [2018] WTLR 91
Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Spring 2018 #171Deeds of appointment were signed by trustees in respect of three discretionary settlements on 8 March 1999 purporting to appoint interests in possession on the three children of the settlor. There were four trustees of each settlement. However, only three of the four trustees signed the deeds of appointment, rendering those appointments ineffective. This error was not discovered until after the death of the trustee, June Thunder (June), who had not signed the settlements.
The claimants were beneficiaries to whom interests in possession were purportedly appointed under the defecti...