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Certainty of subject matter: it must be clear what property is part of the trust and property, including sum of money, cannot be separated. Certainty of objects: it must be clear who the beneficiaries (objects) are. [3] Note: The 'Three certainties' rule is not novel to Knight v Knight. It was first stated in Wright v Atkyns, [4] by Earl Eldon LC.
He formulated a legal test, now known as the "three certainties". This test specified that for a valid trust to be created, there must be three certainties: (1) Certainty of intention: there must be intention to create a trust; (2) Certainty of subject matter: the assets constituting the trust must be readily determinable;
Certainty refers to the three certainties required for a trust to be valid. The trust instrument must show certainty of intention to create a trust, certainty of what the subject matter of the trust is, and certainty of who the beneficiaries (or objects) are. Where there is uncertainty for whatever reason, the trust will fail, although the ...
Generally, a private express trust requires three elements to be certain, which together are known as the "three certainties". These elements were determined in Knight v Knight to be intention, subject matter and objects. [16] The certainty of intention allows the court to ascertain a settlor's true reason for creating the trust.
Hunter v Moss [1994] 1 WLR 452 is an English trusts law case from the Court of Appeal concerning the certainty of subject matter necessary to form a trust. Moss promised Hunter 50 shares in his company as part of an employment contract, but failed to provide them.
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Together, certainty of intention, the certainty of subject matter and beneficiaries have been called the "three certainties" required to form a trust, [55] although the purposes of each "certainty" are different in kind. [56]
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