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Jones v Kernott

[2011] UKSC 53
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtSupreme Court of the United Kingdom
Year2011
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Following Stack v Dowden, where it is clear the parties intended their beneficial shares to change, the court may infer or impute the shares the parties intended by reference to what is fair, having regard to the whole course of dealing.

Area of Law

trusts

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