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Informationen zum Autor Judith Bray is a Reader in Law at the University of Buckingham. She has taught property law! equity and trusts and family law for over twenty years! having previously qualified as a barrister. She is the author of several student texts on land law and also a short casebook on equity and trusts. Klappentext Introduces students to the key principles of the law of equity and trust and enhances understanding with effective learning features. Zusammenfassung This introduction explores all topics the student encounters on a trusts and equity module. The law is made relevant with chapters that define and explain key equity principles. Examples and exercises show how these rules work in practice and bring the subject to life. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Historical introduction; 2. Equitable remedies; 3. The classification of trusts and powers; 4. The three certainties; 5. Constitution of trusts; 6. Formalities for the creation of a trust; 7. Private purpose trusts; 8. Unincorporated associations; 9. Resulting trusts; 10. Constructive trusts; 11. Trusts of the family home; 12. Secret trusts and mutual wills; 13. Charities - the Charities Act and the rules of cy-pres; 14. Trustees: appointment! retirement and capacity; 15. Duties and powers of trustees; 16. Variation of trusts; 17. Fiduciary duties and breach of fiduciary duties; 18. Breach of trust and defences to breach of trust; 19. Remedies against strangers to a trust; 20. Tracing.