Objectives
• Introduce the resulting trust
• Explore automatic resulting trust
• Consider the academic discussion in this area
• Questions
Quickfire Quiz
Resulting trust is a type of implied trust
Resalire – To jump back (if there is a beenfical interest that hasn’t been entirely disposed of it goes
back to settlor
Written formaltites do not apply to the creation of resulting trusts, so 53(2) is significant of LPA 1925
Implied Trusts
There are two types of trusts:
Express trusts – intentionally declared by the settlor
Implied trusts – not declared (imposed by law): They are out of the scope of s53(2)
- Resulting trusts
- Constructive trust
S 53 (2) LPA
Definition
Jill Martin: “A resulting trust exists where property has been conveyed to another, but the beneficial
interest returns or ‘results’ to the transferor”
Vandervell (No 2) [1974] Ch 269
Categories
Vandervell (No 2) [1974] Ch 269, Megarry V-C at 288 – 2 types of resulting trust:
Automatic resulting trusts*—transfer of property leaves some or all of the beneficial interest
undisposed of
• Introduce the resulting trust
• Explore automatic resulting trust
• Consider the academic discussion in this area
• Questions
Quickfire Quiz
Resulting trust is a type of implied trust
Resalire – To jump back (if there is a beenfical interest that hasn’t been entirely disposed of it goes
back to settlor
Written formaltites do not apply to the creation of resulting trusts, so 53(2) is significant of LPA 1925
Implied Trusts
There are two types of trusts:
Express trusts – intentionally declared by the settlor
Implied trusts – not declared (imposed by law): They are out of the scope of s53(2)
- Resulting trusts
- Constructive trust
S 53 (2) LPA
Definition
Jill Martin: “A resulting trust exists where property has been conveyed to another, but the beneficial
interest returns or ‘results’ to the transferor”
Vandervell (No 2) [1974] Ch 269
Categories
Vandervell (No 2) [1974] Ch 269, Megarry V-C at 288 – 2 types of resulting trust:
Automatic resulting trusts*—transfer of property leaves some or all of the beneficial interest
undisposed of
