Todd & Watt's Cases & Materials on Equity and Trusts

by Watt, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780199203161
• ISBN10: 0199203164
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-31
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This new edition of Todd & Watt's Cases and Materials on Equity and Trusts contains extracts from a wide range of relevant and interesting case law, statutory material, academic writing and official proposals for law reform. In a subject that is heavily case-based, the content of provides a complete source of reference for students. Logically set out, the book is structured to correspond to a typical undergraduate course in equity and trusts, with materials linked by engaging commentary and stimulating questions with answers, as well as suggestions for further study. The sixth edition has been revised to include a new chapter dedicated to equitable doctrines and remedies. It has also been updated to include the anticipated Charities Act 2006, the Law Commission report on Trustee Exemption Clauses (2006) and consultation paper on Cohabitation (2006), together with the latest developments in case law, including Barlow Clowes International Ltd. (In Liquidation) v. Eurotrust International Limited (2005). Online Resource Centre The Online Resource Centre provides updates on recent cases, web links and discussion answers to key questions in the book.

Author Biography

Gary Watt is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Warwick

Table of Contents

Introduction to Trusts and Equity

Foundations

Trusts in Context

Creation and Recognition of Express Trusts

Certainties and Beneficiaries

Constitution of Trusts (Effective Disposition of Benefit)

Resulting Trusts (Ineffective Disposition of Benefit)

Formality, Illegality, Perpetuity

Charity

Constructive Trusts and Informal Trusts of Land

The Regulation of Trusts

Flexibility of Benefit

The Fiduciary Duty

Fulfilling and Filling the Office of Trustee

Investment

Breach of Trust: The Personal Liability of Trustees

Trusts and Third Parties

Tracing and Recovering Trust Property

The Equitable Liability of Strangers to the Trust

Equitable doctrines and remedies

Equitable doctrines and remedies

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