Nathan v Leonard

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Neutral Citation[2002] EWHC 1701 (Ch)
Year2002
Date2002
CourtChancery Division
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3 cases
  • An v Barclays Private Bank & Trust (Cayman) Ltd
    • Cayman Islands
    • Grand Court (Cayman Islands)
    • 17 July 2006
    ...All E.R. 855, considered. (25) Massy v. Rogers(1883), 11 L.R. Ir. (Ch.) 409, considered. (26) Nathan v. Leonard, [2002] 1 W.L.R. 827; [2003] 4 All E.R. 198; [2002] W.T.L.R. 1061; [2002] EWHC 1701, distinguished. (27) Powell v. MorganENR(1688), 2 Vern. 90; 23 E.R. 668, considered. (28) Raven......
  • Re PQR, Deceased
    • Bermuda
    • Supreme Court (Bermuda)
    • 8 December 2014
    ...resort. 35 By way of both contrast and further illustration of this analytical approach, John Martin QC (sitting as a Deputy Judge 3) in Nathan v Leonard [2003]1WLR 827 at 835, ‘ with great reluctance’ found the following clause (which was virtually unintelligible) ‘ too uncertain to be enf......
  • Re Estate of PQR, Deceased
    • Bermuda
    • Court of Appeal (Bermuda)
    • 8 December 2014
    ...48 Re Tuck's Settlement Trusts, Public Trustee v TuckUNK[1978] 1 All ER 1047 Clavering v Ellison (1859) 7 HL Cas 707 Nathan v LeonardWLR [2003] 1 WLR 827 Powell v MorganENR (1849) 12 ER 8 Cooke v Cholmondeley (1883) 11 LR (Ireland) 409 Re WilliamsELR [1910] 1 Ch 399 Rhodes v The Muswell Hil......
2 books & journal articles
  • Testamentary conditions in restraint of religion in the twenty-first century: an Anglo-Canadian perspective.
    • Canada
    • McGill Law Journal Vol. 50 No. 3, November 2005
    • 1 November 2005
    ...protected rights. It is surprising that such a significant decision has remained unreported. (157) Supra note 32. (158) [2003] 1 W.L.R. 827 (Ch.) (159) Supra note 5. As has been noted, this is the English equivalent to the various dependants' relief statutes in Canada, such as the Successio......
  • Restrictions on Testamentary Freedom
    • United Kingdom
    • Wildy Simmonds & Hill Wills A Practical Guide - 2nd Edition Contents
    • 30 August 2019
    ...weigh up the merits of gaining more against the risk of losing all. However, although such a proviso is valid (see Nathan v Leonard [2002] EWHC 1701 (Ch), [2002] WTLR 1061), it may not be sufficient to deter a claim. If the applicant goes to court, the loss of the legacy might make the clai......

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