Secret trusts are when a person (‘the settlor’) agrees with another (the ‘secret trustee’) that the secret trustee will inherit a piece of property under the settlor’s will on trust for a third-party (the …

Sep 30, 2021 · Generally, secret trust arises in the situation where a settlor communicates to the intended trustee that the settlor would pass property to him for his holding on trust for the …

Nov 3, 2020 · In these situations, it is Equity that intervenes and finds solutions that are fair to all parties involved. Specifically, it is secret trusts (“ST”) that are controversial and that are not in …

3 Fusion of the administration of law and equity 8 4 Uses and trusts 12 5 Equitable interests and equities 20 6 Th e maxims of equity 25 7 Trusts and taxation 28 8 Trusts and the confl ict of …

Aug 14, 2019 · The strongest argument in favour of the ‘prevention of fraud’ analysis is a consideration of the roots of secret and half secret trusts; indeed the root of all trust law. It …

In English law, secret trusts are a class of trust defined as an arrangement between a testator and a trustee, made to come into force after death, that aims to benefit a person without having …

Secret trusts arise when a testator or intestate person fails to comply with the legal requirements to make a will before dying but imposes an obligation on someone to hold property in trust for …

48 Equity and Trusts Requirements for a Valid Secret Trust [5:06] There are two types of secret trusts, the fully secret trust and the half secret trust. In a fully secret trust, the donee (legatee) …