Subjects:

Equity and Trusts

Contents:

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO TRUSTS & EQUITY

1 Foundations

2 Trusts in Context

PART TWO: CREATION AND RECOGNITION OF TRUSTS

3 Trusts Created Expressly

4 Effective Disposition of Benefit: Constitution of Trusts

5 Ineffective Disposition of Benefit: Resulting Trusts

6 Trust Creation and Public Policy I: Formality, Perpetuity and Illegality

7 Trust Creation and Public Policy II: Charity

8 Constructive Trusts and Informal Trusts of Land

PART THREE: THE REGULATION OF TRUSTS

9 The Flexibility of Benefit

10 The Fiduciary Duty

11 Fulfilling and Filling the Office of Trustee

12 Investment

13 Breach of Trust: The Personal Liability of Trustees

PART FOUR: TRUSTS AND THIRD PARTIES

14 Tracing and Recovering Trust Property Remedies

15 The Equitable Liability of Strangers to the Trust

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This text contains a wide range of relevant, interesting case law, statutory material, academic extracts and official proposals for law reform. In a subject that is heavily case based, the contents of Cases and Materials on Equity and Trusts provide a complete source of reference to students.

The book is set out in a logical structure which corresponds to the typical undergraduate course in equity and trusts, and is linked by engaging commentary and stimulating questions;together with questions for further study.

The fifth edition has been revised and updated to include new material on equity and equitable remedies, pensions, the office of trustee, express and statutory powers, the Quistclose and Westdeutsche cases and the Charities Bill 2003.;The text is also now accompanied by a companion web site which will provide case updates and web links.