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The trust is a highly popular mode of property-holding and one of the most important innovations in the law of equity. It presents the jurist with numerous conceptual, doctrinal, and ethical challenges. In addition to being used towards the pursuit of good, trusts have also been used for ill, and the interaction of trust law with other laws agitates received principles of justice, efficiency, and coherence in the law. Trust law remains, nevertheless, under-theorized. While its technical and doctrinal aspects have been studied intensively, the foundational questions to which they give rise have remained largely unexamined. This volume takes an important step towards filling this gap. The chap...
'The Principles of Equity and Trusts' brings an engaging contextual approach to the subject. Graham Virgo overcomes the complex issues in the study of trusts and equity with unparalleled clarity, offering a rigorous and insightful commentary on the law and its contemporary contexts.
Complete Equity & Trusts is supported by clear author commentary, choice extracts, and useful learning features. The explanations and examples in this textbook have been crafted to help students hone their understanding of trusts law. The Complete titles are ambitious in their scope; they've been carefully developed with teachers to offer law students more than just a presentation of the key concepts. Instead they offer a complete package. Only by building on the foundations of the subject, by showing how the law works, demonstrating its application through extracts from cases and judgments, and by giving students the tools and the confidence to think critically about the law will they gain a complete understanding. This book is accompanied by free online resources, which feature resources for students and lecturers including the following: - Guidence for answering end-of-chapter questions in the book - Self-test question with instant feedback - A flashcard glossary of key terms - Updates on legislation and case law
Equity and trusts law is a vibrant and fast-moving area of the legal system.Unlocking Trusts will ensure that you grasp the main concepts with ease providing you with an essential foundation to equity and trusts law. The book explains in detailed, yet straightforward, terms: Historical outlines of equity Constructive trusts Introduction to trusts Secret trusts and mutual wills The 'three certainties' test Private purpose trusts Constitution of an express trust Appointment, retirement and removal of trustees Exceptions to the rule that equity will not assist a volunteer Duties and powers of trustees Formalities for the creation of express trusts Variation of trusts Discretionary trusts Breach of trust. Resulting trusts This fourth edition is fully up-to-date with the latest developments in the law and now includes all significant new cases plus more detail on recent judicial developments in proprietary estoppel and the doctrine of proportionality.
A comprehensive, stimulating introduction to trusts law, which provides readers with a clear conceptual framework to aid understanding of this challenging area of the law. Aimed at readers studying trusts at an undergraduate level, it provides a succinct and enlightening account of this area of the law. Concise and clear, this book also identifies and discusses many analytical perspectives, encouraging a deeper understanding of the issues at hand. It offers an outstanding treatment of specific areas, in particular remedial constructive trusts and trusts of family homes. Ideal for providing a broad background to the issues before embarking on an in-depth study of trusts, it can also be used to help the reader to develop their understanding. For those looking to challenge themselves, detailed footnotes highlight further issues and point the direction for future reading. Fully revised to take into account the Charities Act 2006, judicial developments through case law, and recent academic work in this area, this new edition in the renowned Clarendon Law Series offers a well-written, careful, and insightful introduction to the law of trusts.
Implied Trusts and Beneficial Ownership in Modern UK Tax Law looks at that gap which lies between books on tax and those on trust law, and tries to bridge the two. How and why is beneficial ownership important in UK tax? This book is ideal for academics and practitioners alike. Those practitioners specialising in trusts should find this book an interesting and useful aid to supplement their knowledge of implied trusts and the relationship between the more-usual express trusts. Whether you are new to the tax profession, or a seasoned professional, there will be something here for everyone.
This volume in the 'Core Text Series' covers the law of trusts, explaining from first principles what 'trusts' is about and providing the student with an understanding of the law and the important academic controversies surrounding it.
'Equity and Trusts Law Directions' is an authoritative yet lively text with an emphasis on explaining clearly the key topics covered on equity and trusts courses. Rich learning features demonstrate how the law of equity and trusts is applied in the real world, and why it is such a stimulating and exciting field.
Brings Equity and Trusts to life for students of all abilities with clearly explained principles and simple, practical examples.