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A Student's Guide to Equity and Trusts

Hardcover

Published: 16th February 2012
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This engaging introduction explores the key principles of equity and trusts law and offers students effective learning features. By covering the essentials of each topic, it ensures students have the foundations for successful further study. The law is made relevant to current practice through chapters that define and explain key legal principles. Examples and exercises set the law in context and make the subject interesting and dynamic by showing how these rules apply in real life. Key facts sections and summaries help students remember the crucial points of each topic and practical exercises offer students the opportunity to apply the law. Exploring clearly and concisely the subject's key principles, this should be every equity student's first port of call.

Advance praise: 'An excellent book whose major strength is the wealth of practical examples which enable the student to explore the complexities of the law with confidence.' Pamela Hargreaves, Leicester De Montfort Law School

Historical introduction
Equitable remedies
The classification of trusts and powers
The three certainties
Constitution of trusts
Formalities for the creation of a trust
Private purpose trusts
Unincorporated associations
Resulting trusts
Constructive trusts
Trusts of the family home
Secret trusts and mutual wills
Charities - the Charities Act and the rules of cy-pres
Trustees: appointment, retirement and capacity
Duties and powers of trustees
Variation of trusts
Fiduciary duties and breach of fiduciary duties
Breach of trust and defences to breach of trust
Remedies against strangers to a trust
Tracing
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ISBN: 9780521196307
ISBN-10: 0521196302
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 388
Published: 16th February 2012
Dimensions (cm): 24.7 x 18.2  x 2.4
Weight (kg): 0.916