Perpetuities and trusts: advising whether an existing trust is valid | Practical Law

Perpetuities and trusts: advising whether an existing trust is valid | Practical Law

A note explaining how the rule against perpetuities applies to existing trusts. It describes how to establish what the perpetuity period of the trust is, how to check whether trust interests are valid at common law, and how the provisions of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009, the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 and the Law of Property Act 1925 may save interests that are void at common law.

Perpetuities and trusts: advising whether an existing trust is valid

Practical Law UK Practice Note 0-383-6785 (Approx. 20 pages)

Perpetuities and trusts: advising whether an existing trust is valid

by Practical Law Private Client
Maintained • England, Wales
A note explaining how the rule against perpetuities applies to existing trusts. It describes how to establish what the perpetuity period of the trust is, how to check whether trust interests are valid at common law, and how the provisions of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009, the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 and the Law of Property Act 1925 may save interests that are void at common law.