1st Edition

Text, Cases and Materials on Equity and Trusts

By Alastair Hudson Copyright 2018
900 Pages
by Routledge

900 Pages
by Routledge

This brand new collection from one of the leading names in Equity and Trusts scholarship combines carefully selected extracts from both primary sources and secondary literature with clear explanations of the law and thoughtful guiding commentary. Alastair Hudson’s lively and engaging style helps students navigate their way through the leading cases, judgments and legislation and to critically... Read more

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 Part 3: Administration of Trusts 7. The Duties of Trustees 8. The Investment of Trusts 9. The Powers of Trustees and the Variation of Trusts Part 4: Trusts Implied by Law 10. Resulting Trusts 11. Constructive Trusts 12. Equitable Estoppel Part 5: Equity, Trusts and the Home 13. Trusts of Homes 14. Trusts of Land Part 6: Breach of Trust and Related Equitable Claims 15. Breach of Trust 16. Tracing 17. The Liability of Strangers to Account for Involvement in a Breach of Trust Part 7: Commercial Uses of Trusts 18. Commerce, International Trusts Law and Dealing with Property 19. Quistclose Trusts 20. Mortgages, Charges and Taking Security Part 8: Welfare Uses of Trusts 21. Occupational Pension Funds 22. Charities Part 9: Equitable Remedies 23. Specific Performance 24. Injunctions and Confidences 25. Rescission and Rectification 26. Doctrine of Notice and Undue Influence 27. Miscellaneous Equitable Remedies Part 10: Theoretical Questions Relating to Equity and Trusts 28. The Nature of Property in Equity and Trusts 29. Equity, Chaos and Social Complexity

Biography

Alastair Hudson was formerly Professor of Equity & Finance Law at the University of Southampton, and of Lincoln’s Inn, Barrister. He is a National Teaching Fellow, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and was UK Law Teacher of the Year in 2008.