Equity and Trusts

ISBN-13: 9781138506305 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 1168 str.

Alastair Hudson

Opis

Alastair Hudson’s Equity and Trusts is an ideal textbook for undergraduate courses on the law of trusts and equitable remedies. It provides a clear, current and comprehensive account of the subject. The author’s enthusiasm and expertise shine through, helping to bring to life an area of the law which students often find challenging.

Spis treści

Part 1: Fundamentals of Equity and Trusts; 1. Introduction; 2. Understanding the Trust; Part 2: Express Trusts; 3. Certainty in the Creation of Express Trusts; 4. The Rights of Beneficiaries and the Beneficiary Principle; 5. Formalities in the Creation of Express Trusts; 6. Secret Trusts; 7. Essay – The Nature of Express Trusts; Part 3: Administration of Trusts; 8. The Duties of Trustees; 9. The Investment of Trusts; 10. The Powers of Trustees and the Variation of Trusts; Part 4: Trusts Implied by Law; 11. Resulting Trusts; 12. Constructive Trusts; 13. Equitable Estoppel; 14. Essay – Thinking About the Law on Fiduciaries; Part 5: Equity, Trusts and the Home; 15. Trusts of Homes; 16. Trusts of Land; 17. Essay – Family Law, Human Rights Law and Equity; Part 6: Breach of Trust and Related Equitable Claims; 18. Breach of Trust; 19. Tracing; 20. The Liability of Strangers to Account for Involvement in a Breach of Trust; Part 7: Commercial Uses of Trusts; 21. Commerce, International Trusts Law and Dealing with Property; 22. Quistclose Trusts; 23. Mortgages, Charges and Taking Security; Part 8: Welfare Uses of Trusts; 24. Occupational Pension Funds; 25. Charities; Part 9: Equitable Remedies; 26. Specific Performance; 27. Injunctions and Confidences; 28. Rescission and Rectification; 29. Doctrine of Notice and Undue Influence; 30. Miscellaneous Equitable Remedies; Part 10: Theoretical Questions Relating to Equity and Trusts; 31. The Nature of Property in Equity and Trusts; 32. Equity, Chaos and Social Complexity