CONTENTS AT A GLANCE


Chapter 1 FA 2006: The Raid on Trusts

Chapter 2 First Principles

Chapter 3 Style

Chapter 4 Principles of Interpreting Trust Documents

Chapter 5 Beneficiaries

Chapter 6 Trustees

Chapter 7 Trustees’ Powers

Chapter 8 Trust Property

Chapter 9 The Rule Against Perpetuities

Chapter 10 General Provisions of a Trust

Chapter 11 Drafting and Understanding Overriding Powers (Appointment, Re-settlement and Advancement)

Chapter 12 Exercising Overriding Powers

Chapter 13 Settlor Exclusion and Default Clauses

Chapter 14 Lifetime Interest in Possession Trusts

Chapter 15 Discretionary Trusts

Chapter 16 Provisions Inconsistent with IP and IHT Special Trusts

Chapter 17 Types of Will Trusts

Chapter 18 Will Drafting after the FA 2008-08-28

Chapter 19 Administration of Nil Rate Band Trusts

Chapter 20 Wills and Care Fee Planning

Chapter 21 Administrative Provisions

Chapter 22 Bare Trusts

Chapter 23 Trusts of Life Insurance Policies

Chapter 24 Charitable Trusts

Chapter 25 Trusts of Damages

Chapter 26 Trusts for Disabled Beneficiaries

Chapter 27 Governing Law, Place of Administration and Jurisdiction Clauses

Chapter 28 Restricting Rights of Beneficiaries

Chapter 29 Execution of Wills and Trust Deeds

Chapter 30 – Appointment and Retirement of Trustees

Chapter 31 – Indemnities for Trustees


Precedents for Lifetime Trusts

Interest in possession trust for adult beneficiary

Discretionary trust

Charitable trust


Precedents for Will Trusts

1. Discretionary will trust

2. Life interest for surviving spouse

3. Life interest for surviving spouse with absolute gift of nil rate sum

4. Life interest for surviving spouse with nil rate band discretionary trust

5. Nil rate band discretionary trust; residue to surviving spouse absolutely

6. NRB discretionary trust; residue to: (1) surviving spouse absolutely (2) discretionary trust (if no surviving spouse)

7. NRB discretionary trust; residue to partner (not spouse) absolutely


Other Precedents

Administrative Provisions

Nil Rate Band Discretionary Trust: Spouse Undertaking

Nil Rate Band Discretionary Trust: Charge over half share of land<

Retirement and appointment of new trustee


Appendix 1: STEP Standard Provisions

Appendix 2: Annotated Bibliography

Appendix 3: Useful Websites

Appendix 4: NRB debt and charge arrangements: tax analysis

Appendix 5: Tax on payment of index linked nil rate sum

Appendix 6: Share of house in trust: CGT Private Residence Relief

Appendix 7: Definitions of “disabled” for tax purposes

Appendix 8: Notes on the translation of will precedents into Welsh



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