Name And Arms Clause: Blast from the past

Victoria Sweeting considers the unusual case of Howard v Howard-Lawson Name and arms clauses can be found in precedent books dating as far back as 1787 and it seems that no general objection to them was raised until 1945. In October 2011 the case of Howard v Howard-Lawson [2011] came before the Court of Appeal. …
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Cases Referenced

  • Davies v Lowndes (1835) 1 Bing (NC) 597
  • Gulliver v Ashby (1776) 4 Burr 1929
  • Howard v Howard-Lawson [2011] WTLR 397; [2012] WTLR 617
  • Jordan v Dunn (1887) 13 OR 267
  • Littras v Littras [1995] 2 VR 283
  • Perrin v Lyon (1807) 9 East 170
  • Re Bouverie [1952] Ch 400
  • Re Fry [1945] Ch 348
  • Re Howard's Will Trusts [1961] Ch 507
  • Re Kersey [1952] Ch 406
  • Re Lewis's Trusts [1951] WN 591
  • Re Murray [1955] Ch 69
  • Re Neeld [1962] Ch 643
  • Re Wood's Will Trust [1952] Ch 406
  • Tattershall v Howell (1816) 2 Mer 26
  • Wynne v Wynne (1840) 2 Man & G8