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Saunders v Vautier

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Good old fashioned law

Family trusts can generally run for up to 80 years.  That puts quite an onus on the settlor to get it right.  It also means that where beneficiaries are defined by reference to children and grandchildren there can be a significant number of  beneficiaries over time. Jones & Ors as Trustees v Collings & Ors there … Continue reading

The minority can inherit the earth … sometimes

A little licence in the heading, maybe not the earth, but in some circumstances, an interest in trust at least. The rule in Saunders v Vautier allows the final beneficiaries of a trust to bring the trust to an end provided that all of the trustees are in agreement and are of age. The rule … Continue reading

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