| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2017] All ER (D) 68 (Dec) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2017] EWCA Civ 2069 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Sir Brian Leveson P, Underhill LJ and Sir Colin Rimer |
| Representation | Robert Ham QC and Mark Warwick QC (instructed by Addleshaw Goddard LLP) for P. |
| Andrew Twigger QC and Oliver Hilton (instructed by Stephenson Harwood LLP) for the claimants. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 12 December 2017 |
Catchwords
Trust and trustee - Creation of trust - Express trust
The Case
Trust and trustee Creation of trust. In a dispute between family members in respect of a house, the Court of Appeal, Civil Division upheld the decision of the Chancery Division that on the evidence, L had declared a trust of the house on the terms of a deed of trust. Further her declaration had been 'manifested and proved' by some writing signed by her sufficient to satisfy the writing requirements of of the Law of Property Act 1925.
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