Li v Ye

• 1. Equity
  2. › Trusts and trustees
  3. › Intention to create
  4. › Real property purchased by one company with funds provided by another company
  5. › Existence of express, resulting, Quistclose and constructive trusts alleged
  6. › Whether evidence established intention to create trust
  7. › Significance of evidence subsequent to claimed agreement to create trust
• 1. Equity
  2. › Trusts and trustees
  3. › Resulting trusts
  4. › Presumption of resulting trust
  5. › Purchase money resulting trust
  6. › Whether presumption displaced by evidence of contrary intention
  7. › Whether asset protection purpose inconsistent with beneficial interest in funding company
• 1. Equity
  2. › Trusts and trustees
  3. › Quistclose trust
  4. › Whether funds advanced for specific purpose giving rise to trust
  5. › Whether Quistclose trust is separate legal institution or application of established trust principles
• 1. Costs
  2. › Costs assessment
  3. › Discretionary apportionment
  4. › Whether primary judge erred in ordering unsuccessful party to pay entirety of costs where some claims had merit
  5. › Whether failure to determine meritorious claims constituted failure to take into account material consideration

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