Hearings
England & Wales
30 Jul 1984 [1984] 1 WLR 1240; [1984] 3 All ER 362, Ch D
27 Feb 1985 [1985] Ch 446; [1985] 2 WLR 795; [1985] 1 All ER 1066, CA
In re Sinclair, decd
Additional names
Lloyds Bank Plc v Imperial Cancer Research Fund
Subject Matter
WILL — Construction — Estate to wife absolutely — Gift over to charity if wife failed to survive testator — “Lapse” of gift on testator's divorce from wife — Whether gift over to charity effective — Wills Act 1837, s 18A (as amended by Administration of Justice Act 1982, s 18)
Appellate History
In re Sinclair, decd [1984] 1 WLR 1240; [1984] 3 All ER 362, Ch D
Decision of Michael Wheeler QC affirmed
In re Sinclair, decd [1985] Ch 446; [1985] 2 WLR 795; [1985] 1 All ER 1066, CA