Hearings
England & Wales
05 Dec 1955 [1956] 1 WLR 23, CA
Powell-Cotton’s Resettlement, In re
Subject Matter
TRUST AND TRUSTEE — Variation of trusts — Jurisdiction of Chancery Division — Compromise — Jurisdiction to sanction — Investment clause of an uncertain meaning — Proposal to substitute modern investment clause — Proposed new investment clause approved by beneficiaries — Whether a compromise of beneficial rights.
Appellate History
Powell-Cotton’s Resettlement, In re
Decision of Danckwerts J affirmed
Powell-Cotton’s Resettlement, In re [1956] 1 WLR 23, CA