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Beneficiary principle

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There are two exceptions to the rule. The first one is specific animals as seen in the case of Re Dean (1889) 41 Ch. D 552. The second exception is when the trust is created to build or maintain a tomb or a monument as in the case of Re Hooper 1 Ch 38. The problem is that these are very limited
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Ch 534 re-affirm the court's disinclination to enforce trusts that are not specific and detailed. The common law exceptions to the general prohibition on purposes trusts tend to relate to specific and detailed matters, such as maintenance of a specific tomb, or caring for a particular animal.
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it was said "every trust must have a definite object. There must be someone in whose favour the court can decree performance." With a charitable trust, this power of enforcement is usually vested in the
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In various jurisdictions in the United States, the beneficiary principle has been abolished, so that a trust can be for a purpose, even if it is not charitable, and the courts will enforce it.
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Where the objects of a trust are a purpose rather than an individual or individuals, there is much greater risk that a trust would not be enforceable due to lack of certainty. Cases such as
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sections 2 and 3, and also do not make the trust property available for the benefit of defined people (i.e. beneficiaries), are void.
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on the basis that there would be difficulty ascertaining beneficiaries for the court to enforce the trust in favour of.
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rode roughshod over objections to widening the class of valid
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