Re Figgis, deceased

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
CourtChancery Division
Year1968
Date1968

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25 cases
  • Lynch v Burke
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 16 January 1990
    ...1965 Pt VIII. Cases referred to in judgement Beechor v Major [1865] BLT 54. Diver v McCrea [1908] 42 ILTR 249. Figgis Deceased, In re [1969] 1 Ch 123, [1968] 2 WLR 1173, [1968] 1 All ER 999. Finucane v McMahon [1990] 1 IR 165. Gason v Rich 19 LR (Irl) 391. Hay v O’Grady 1 IR 210. Marshall v......
  • Wong Chim Ying v Cheng Kam Wing
    • Hong Kong
    • Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)
    • 18 April 1991
    ...the date of acquisition) and not one like the joint bank account of a husband and wife under consideration by Megarry J. in In re Figgis [1969]1 Ch 123 at p.145 which fluctuates from day to day and whose character can be subject to change in accordance with changes in the intention of the (......
  • Lynn Drakeford v Russell Cotton and Another
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 25 May 2012
    ...of authorities are cited in footnote 97. It seems to me that the passage in Lewin is based on what was said by Megarry J in In re Figgis [1969] 1 Ch 123 at 145F-146A. What was described in that passage was a case where a joint account had been operated for a lengthy period. It was held that......
  • Banque Indosuez v Madam Sumilan Awal also known as Aw Kim Lan and Others
    • Singapore
    • High Court (Singapore)
    • 20 January 1998
    ...have remarked that it would be even more difficult to show that it was merely for convenience (In re Harrison at p 191; Re Figgis [1968] 1 All ER 999 at p 75. In the circumstances, I find that SK probably intended at the time of opening the joint accounts to retain the beneficial use of the......
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  • Chapter 5: Liability on the Bill
    • United Kingdom
    • Taylor and Francis Bills of Exchange and Bankers' Documentary Credits Bills of Exchange
    • Invalid date
    ...from the day the action accrued, but this was not followed by Havers J in Marren v. Dawson Bentley & Co [1961] 2 QB 135. See also Re Figgis [1969] 1 Ch 123, per Megarry J (as he then was), quoting Lester v. Garland (1808) 15 Ves 248 at p. 134G; and Pritam Kaur v. Russel & Sorro Ltd [1973] Q......
  • Table of Cases
    • United Kingdom
    • Invalid date
    ...Fielding & Platt Ltd v. Selim Najjar [1969] 1 WLR 357; [1969] 2 All ER 150; 113 XJ 160 4.3, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4 Figgis, Re; sub nom. Roberts v. MacLaren [1969] 1 Ch 123; [1968] 2 WLR 1173; [1968] 1 All ER 999 5.28 Fine Art Society v. Union Bank of London (1886) 17 QBD 705 14.19 Fireproof Doors Lt......