Trusts: Enforcing private purpose trusts

University of Greenwich and Aston University | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | April 2019 #205
Mark Pawlowski and James Brown examine the possibility of using the mechanism of a residuary legatee in order to enforce a trust for non-charitable purposes ‘If there are no beneficiaries with equitable interests in the trust assets, there is technically no one “in whose favour the court can decree specific performance”.’ As trust lawyers will …

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Pets: Creature comforts

Brabners LLP | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | July/August 2012 #138
Duncan Bailey considers the best way to make a pet bequest ‘A quick online search reveals a mass of sensationalist reports that have frequented the national media over the last few years, citing owners leaving five and six-figure bequests to their pets.’The question of whether leaving money to pets is a good idea certainly divides …

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