Re Lopes. Bence-Jones v Zoological Society of London

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1931
Year1931
CourtChancery Division
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8 cases
  • Re North of England Zoological Society
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal
    • 18 June 1959
    ...Vaisey referred to the decision of Mr. Justice Farwell in the case of In re ( Lopes, Bench-Jones v. Zoological Society of London 1931 (2) Chancery, page 130), which in fact raised the question under a gift in a will whether the Zoological Society of London was a charitable body so that a gi......
  • Royal College of Surgeons of England v National Provincial Bank Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 3 April 1952
    ...a gift over from the trustees of charity A to charity B, a charitable corporation incorporated by Royal Charter is valid. In Re Lopes (1931) 2 Ch. 130 it was admitted by counsel (see p. 133) that such a gift over was valid. Thirdly, even if the decision in Christ's Hospital v. Grainger (su......
  • Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales v Attorney-General and Commissioners of Inland Revenue
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 14 October 1971
    ...that there are no boundaries to an educational object so long as knowledge is disseminated, and reference was made to In re Lopes [1931] 2 Ch. 130 and to In reBritish School of Egyptian Archaeology [1954] 1 W.L.R. 546; that the Council's activities lead to the production of accurate reports......
  • North of England Zoological Society v Commissioners of Customs and Excise
    • United Kingdom
    • Value Added Tax Tribunal
    • 4 October 1999
    ...in the Society's 1958 case, reported at [1959] 3 All ER 535, the judge, Vaisey J, referred to the judgment of Farwell J in In Re LopesELR[1931] 2 Ch 130, which case raised the question whether, under a gift in a will, the Zoological Society of London was a charitable body so that a gift in ......
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