Where a will creates a life interest with remainder to named beneficiaries and a gift over to their children 'should any child die' without specifying when the death must occur, the presumption in favour of early vesting means the remainder vests at the testator's death and the gift over operates only if a child predeceases the testator. Where the will specifies fixed fractional shares, a failed gift cannot be redistributed among remaining beneficiaries but falls into partial intestacy.
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