Giles v Royal National Institute for the Blind & Ors [2014] EWHC 1373 (Ch)

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | October 2014 #143

The claimant claimed as the administratrix of the estate of Ellen Bolton (Ellen) for rectification of a deed of variation by which she had purported to vary the will of Hilda Bolton (Hilda).

Hilda had died on 6 February 2006. Her sister, Ellen, died on 11 September 2007. By her last will Hilda had benefited Ellen in two respects: as the beneficiary of a specific devise of a particular freehold property (the property) at clause 2(a) of the will and also as the sole residuary beneficiary under clause 5 of the will. As Ellen survived Hilda these gifts took effect. The gifts were char...

Short-Term Trusts: Time trials

Simrun Seehra looks at recent case law on rectification of a deed of variation ‘It is not always clear whether a variation results in property being held in trust for a period ending not more than two years after the death and drafting errors have been made which mistakenly define the length of a discretionary …
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