Subjects:

Equity and Trusts

Contents:

DIVISION ONE - PRELIMINARY DEFINITIONS

DIVISION TWO - EXPRESS OR DECLARED TRUSTS

1. Introduction

2. Matters essential to the prima facie validity of an express trust

3. Validity of declared trusts in relation to latent matters

4. The interpretation of executory trusts

5. The termination of trusts of property

DIVISION THREE - TRUSTS IMPLIED BY LAW

6. Introduction

7. Resulting trusts

8. Constructive Trusts

DIVISION FOUR - THE ADMINISTRATION OF A TRUST

9. Disclaimer and acceptance of trusts

10. The estate of the trustee and its incidents

11. Trusts of Land

12. The trustee’

s duties

13. The powers of the trustees

14. Powers of the beneficiaries

15. The death, retirement, or removal of trustees and the appointment of new trustees

16. Appointment of a judicial trustee

17. The Public Trustee

18. Administration of new trusts created under limited powers in the original settlement

19. The rights of the trustee

20. The right of trustees and beneficiaries to seek the assistance of the Public Trustee or the court in auditing or in administrating the trust

DIVISION FIVE - THE CONSEQUENCES OF A BREACH OF TRUST

21. The liability of the trustees

22. Protection accorded to trustees in case of breach of trust

23. Liability of third parties and beneficiaries

DIVISION SIX - CONFLICTS OF LAWS AND THE HAGUE TRUSTS CONVENTION

24. Conflicts of Laws and the Hague Trusts Convention

This major work provides practitioners with an incisive examination of the many important developments in laws relating to trusts and trustees that have taken place since the last edition in 2002, as well as forecasting likely developments in the future.

Comprehensive in its coverage and edited by a leading authority on trusts, this is the definitive work of reference on this subject for practitioners and academics alike.