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[PPL424] Which of the following is not a recognized mode of constituting a trust?
Dying after declaring that one will make an outright transfer of property to certain other persons but  before making the transfer

[PPL424] Land was settled on trustees for use as a sports club 'primarily' for the benefit of the employees of a company, and 'secondarily' for the benefit of such other persons (if any) as the trustees may allow to use the same. Why will this trust fail?
perpetuity

[PPL424] In Re Bowes [1896] 1 Ch 507, the testator made a bequest of £5,000 'upon trust to expend the same in planting trees for shelter on the Wemergill estate being part of my settled estates'. What was the outcome?
The trust was valid as a trust for the benefit of persons entitled to the estate

[PPL424] Which of the following pair of maxims underpins the judgment of Turner LJ in Milroy v. Lords [1862] 4 De G G & J 264
Equity will not assist a volunteer and ther is no equity to perfect an imperfect obligation

[PPL424] Which of the following best explains why trusts purely for private purposes are generally void?
In order to bring the trust within the control of the court, there must be someone in whose favour the court can decree performance

[PPL424] Which of the following is not a requirement for a valid donatio mortis causa
A donation in expectation of premature death

[PPL424] In Morice v Bishop v Durham (1804) [1903-13] All ER Rep 451 there was a bequest, to the Bishop of Durham for 'such objects of benevolence and liberality as the Bishop of Durham in his own discretion shall most approve'. Into which of the following categories would it fall?
A trust for a private purpose

[PPL424] Which of the following statements best summarises the current law governing constitution of trusts?
The settlor must have done everything within his power which, according to the nature of the property comprised in the settlement, was necessary to be done in order to transfer the property and render the settlement binding upon him

[PPL424] In Re Astor [1952] Ch 534 non-charitable trusts were declared of substantially all the issued shares of 'The Observer Limited' for purposes including the 'maintenance . . . of good understanding . . . between nations'' and 'the preservation of the independence and integrity of newspapers'. How could such trusts be enforced?
none of the options given are correct