Hearings
England & Wales
17 Dec 1952 [1953] Ch 218; [1953] 2 WLR 94, CA
In re Downshire Settled Estates; Marquess of Downshire v Royal Bank of Scotland
Additional names
In re Blackwell’s Settlement Trusts; Blackwell v Blackwell
See also
Subject Matter
TRUST — Scheme of family arrangement — Intention to save duty — Modification of beneficial rights — Inherent equitable jurisdiction of the court — Jurisdiction to sanction a compromise — Statutory jurisdiction — Settled Land Act, 1925 (15 Geo. 5, c. 18), s. 64 — Trustee Act, 1925 (15 Geo. 5, c. 19), s. 57.
Appellate History
In re Downshire Settled Estates; Marquess of Downshire v Royal Bank of Scotland [1953] Ch 218; [1953] 2 WLR 94, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal affirmed
Chapman v Chapman; In re Chapman’s Settlement Trusts [1954] AC 429; [1954] 2 WLR 723; [1954] 1 All ER 798, HL