Administration of Estates in UK Law

  • James v Williams
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 08 March 1999
    ... ... grandmother, but she took no steps to take out letters of administration ... 6 The grandmother died intestate on 2 February ... intestacy was that by Sections 46 and 47 of the Administration of Estates Act 1925, her residuary estate was to be held on statutory trust for her ... ...
  • Aiden Shipping Company Ltd v Interbulk Ltd (Vimeira)
    • House of Lords
    • 22 May 1986
    ... ... of the Court of Appeal and in the High Court, including the administration of estates and trusts, shall be in the discretion of the court, and the ... ...
  • Tasarruf Mevduati Sigorta Fonu v Merrill Lynch Bank and Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd and Others
    • Privy Council
    • 21 June 2011
    ... ... As part of the restructuring and administration process, TMSF has acquired the assets of two Turkish banks, Bank Ekspres ... See also Administration of Estates Act 1925, section 32(1) ... 33 As with all legal categories, ... ...
  • Ayerst v C. & K. (Construction) Ltd
    • House of Lords
    • 21 May 1975
    ... ... official assignee) in bankruptcy or an executor in the administration of the estate of a deceased person. There is, however, this difference: ... were similar to those which distinguished the administration of estates of deceased persons and of bankrupts from an ordinary trust; another, ... ...
  • Marshall (Inspector of Taxes) v Kerr
    • House of Lords
    • 30 June 1994
    ... ... acquired by the personal representatives in the course of administration, the date on which they were so acquired. In respect of all these assets, ... with the law of England which governs the administration of the estates of deceased persons and the rights of testamentary beneficiaries. This ... ...
  • Beddoe, Re, Downes v Cottam
    • Court of Appeal
    ... ... execution of the trusts; and if such a Judge acting in the administration of the estate makes an order as to such costs, his decision is subject to appeal ... Real estates were devised to trustees in trust for S. during her life, in such terms ... ...
  • Knight v Clifton
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 18 December 1970
    ... ... before or after the commencement of this Act, including the administration of estates and trusts, shall be in the direction of the court or judge, ... ...
  • Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Queensland) v Livingston
    • Privy Council
    • 1964
    ... ... Australia - Queensland - Revenue - Succession and administration duties - Real and personal property in Queensland of deceased testator - ... 4, 12, 55 ... - Administration of Estates - Unadministered estate - Residuary legatee - Nature and location of ... ...
  • McDonald v Horn
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    ... ... 495 ; [ 1987 ] 1 All E.R. 528 ... Earl de la Warr's Estates, In re ( 1881 ) 16 Ch.D. 587 ... Harmer v. Armstrong [ 1934 ] ... , alleging breaches of trust and irregularities in the administration of the pension scheme. On 26 July 1993, pursuant to a summons taken out by ... ...
  • Re Loftus (Deceased); Green and Others v Gaul and Others
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 28 July 2006
    ... ... made on 18 March 2005 by Mr Justice Lawrence Collins in administration proceedings relating to the estate of the late Mr Ivor Andrew Loftus ... , the more general reform introduced by the Administration of Estates Act 1925. Section 1 of the 1925 Act assimilated the devolution of real and ... ...
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