Equity and Trusts Guidebook

1: The Nature and History of EquityOverviewThe nature of equityHistorical backgroundThe judicature systemLaw and equity in AustraliaFusion fallaciesEquitable maxims2: The Concept of Property in EquityOverviewEquitable interests can arise in personal and real propertyEquitable interests3: Dealings with Property in EquityOverviewProperty: legal and equitable interestsProperty incapable of being dealt withAssignmentStatutory requirements for writingReal propertyAn agreement to assignDeclaration of trustDirection to a trustee4: Undue Influence, Unconscionable Conduct and EstoppelOverviewUndue influenceUnconscionable conductEstoppel5: Fiduciary Obligations and Confidential InformationOverviewFiduciary obligationsConfidential information6: The Nature of TrustsOverviewThe nature of a trustClassification of trustsOther legal relationshipsThe three certaintiesComplete constitution7: Charitable TrustsOverviewFormationPublic benefitCy-pr¨s schemesMixed purposes (charitable and non-charitable)8: Resulting TrustsOverviewAutomatic: non-disposal of the beneficial interestPresumed intention: the purchase of propertyConstructive trusts9: Constructive TrustsOverviewAn institution and a remedyBreach of fiduciary obligationsPreventing unconscionable conduct and common intention10: Trustees and BeneficiariesOverviewTrusteesBeneficiaries11: The Process of TracingOverviewAn evidentiary matterThe process in equityPrioritiesRemedies12: Equitable RemediesOverviewThe fusion of common law and equityAn order for specific performanceInjunctionsMareva ordersAnton Piller ordersDamages in equityAn account of profitsGlossaryTable of CasesTable of Statutes