Subjects:

Student Revision Aids

Contents:

The Creation of Trusts.

Secret Trusts.

The Three Certainties and the Beneficiary Principle.

The Law of Charities.

Resulting Trusts.

Constructive Trusts 1: Not to Profit and Co-ownership.

Constructive Trusts 2: The Liability of Strangers.

The Law of Tracing.

Breach of Trust.

The Office of Trustee and its Powers and Duties

Helping students to understand the complexities of equity and trusts through practical answers to fifty typical examination questions, this book presents this often difficult and confusing subject in an easily accessible and structured way – with a basic introduction of the subject matter of each chapter before moving on to address more difficult concepts.

Now containing five brand new questions, this new edition has been fully updated and revised in light of the Charities Act 2006 , the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and other significant recent decisions, including:-

• Re Horley Town Football Club v McClean (2006) validity of gifts to non charitable unincorporated associations
• Barlow Clowes International v Eurotrust (2006) dishonest assistance
• Fea v Roberts (2005) limitation period and defences of estoppel and change of position
• Chirkinian v Arnfield (2006) breach of trust.