Hello Richard,
Thank you for your response.
I don’t think my question was worded particularly well as your answer would suggest that changes to trustees would not invalidate certainty of intent…apologies if I’ve misunderstood though.
To clarify my question…most additional trustee appointments to an existing trust are done by deed. This makes it clear and unambiguous that the settlor intends to appoint X as a new trustee and the property will be vested in the continuing and additional trustee etc etc.
However, if a deed is not required, but instead the appointment can be done by an other written document, must this written document be just as clear and unambiguous as to who is to be appointed? And contain the same information as a deed (that the property will be vested in the continuing and additional trustees etc)
Thank you.