Download This PaperThe Illusory Trust Doctrine: Formal or Substantive?
Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, Forthcoming
Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 7/2021
30 Pages Posted: 1 Jul 2020 Last revised: 28 May 2021
Date Written: June 9, 2020
Abstract
This paper argues that the illusory trust doctrine is an exercise in formal reasoning according to principles of trusts law, rather than a substantive flight to substance.
Keywords: illusory trust, 'true effect of the deed', settlor control, trusts law, protectors, beneficiaries, fiduciaries
JEL Classification: K11
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Bennett, Mark J., The Illusory Trust Doctrine: Formal or Substantive? (June 9, 2020). Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, Forthcoming, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 7/2021, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3622922 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3622922
Mark J. Bennett (Contact Author)
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law ( email )
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Wellington, 6140
New Zealand
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