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Trust and trustee – Constructive trust. The claimant held a charge over a property, which had been occupied by the second defendant. It sought to retain a sum of money from the net proceeds of the sale of the property. The second defendant contended that he was entitled to that sum as the beneficial owner of the property. The Chancery Division held that, whilst the second defendant had been the beneficial owner of the property, on the facts, he could not assert his beneficial ownership of the property in priority to the claimant's charge. The claimant was entitled to retain the amount it held from the proceeds of sale of the property. The second defendant was entitled to the surplus paid into court in respect of the balance of the proceeds of sale.
Trust and trustee – Constructive trust. The claimant held a charge over a property, which had been occupied by the second defendant. It sought to retain a sum of money from the net proceeds of the sale of the property. The second defendant contended that he was entitled to that sum as the beneficial owner of the property. The Chancery Division held that, whilst the second defendant had been the beneficial owner of the property, on the facts, he could not assert his beneficial ownership of the property in priority to the claimant's charge. The claimant was entitled to retain the amount it held from the proceeds of sale of the property. The second defendant was entitled to the surplus paid into court in respect of the balance of the proceeds of sale.
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