The Law of Trusts

This work clarifies what is regarded as a complex area of law. It explains from first principles what the law of trusts is about and provides an understanding of the important academic controversies surrounding it. This edition has been updated to take account of all the relevant case law. The author has also expanded discussion of remedies throughout the book.

ISBN	0406915997	Pages	420
ISBN13	9780406915993 (What's this?)	Published in	London
Publisher	LexisNexis UK	Series editor	Padfield, Nicola (Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge)
Imprint	Butterworths Law	Series title	Butterworths Core Texts
Format	Paperback	Previous ISBN	9780406896339
Publication date	01 Aug 2000	Height (mm)	216
DEWEY	346.41004	Width (mm)	138
DEWEY edition	DC21	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate

	Preface
	Table of statutes
	Table of cases
Ch. 1	The Historical Origins of the Trust	1
	The Court of Chancery and the origin of equity	1
	The relationship between equity and the common law	5
	Equity's creation of the trust	8
	Further reading	14
	Self-test questions	14
Ch. 2	Property, Obligations and Trusts	15
	Equitable title	15
	The express trust	16
	Fiduciary obligations	20
	The personal and proprietary nature of the trust	24
	The context of insolvency	46
	Testamentary gifts	49
	Further reading	52
	Self-test questions	52
Ch. 3	Express Trusts	53
	Fixed trusts, discretionary trusts, and powers of appointment	53
	Beneficial interests under fixed trusts	62
	The principle in Saunders v Vautier	65
	The rule against perpetuities	67
	The enforcement of discretionary trusts and powers of appointment	70
	Beneficial interests under discretionary trusts and powers of appointment	79
	Protective trusts	82
	Further reading	90
	Self-test questions	90
Ch. 4	Resulting Trusts	93
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