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Zusatztext The work ... will be valuable to those wishing to broaden their insight into leading equity cases … In giving a fascinating description of the historical context of cases, many of the essays are also likely to appeal to those with an interest in legal history or even in history generally. Christine Flutter, Trust Law International Informationen zum Autor Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at University College London, UK. Paul Mitchell is Professor of Law at University College London, UK. Klappentext Landmark Cases in Equity continues the series of essay collections which began with Landmark Cases in the Law of Restitution (2006) and continued with Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract (2008) and Landmark Cases in the Law of Tort (2010). It contains essays on landmark cases in the development of equitable doctrine running from the seventeenth century to recent times. The range, breadth and social importance of equitable principles, as these affect commercial, domestic and even political matters are well known. By focusing on the historical development of these principles, the essays in this collection help us to understand them more clearly, and also provide insights into the processes of legal change through judicial innovation. Themes addressed in the essays include the nature of the courts' equitable jurisdiction, the development of property rights in equity, constraints on the powers of settlors to create express trusts, the duties of trustees and other fiduciaries, remedies for breach of these duties, and the evolution of constructive and resulting trusts. Zusammenfassung Continuing in the 'Landmark Cases' series, this is a collection of essays on a series of landmark cases in the development of equitable doctrine running from the seventeenth century to recent times. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Earl of Oxford's Case (1615) David Ibbetson2. Coke v Fountaine (1676) Mike Macnair3. Grey v Grey (1677) Jamie Glister4. Penn v Lord Baltimore (1750) Paul Mitchell5. Burgess v Wheate (1759) Paul Matthews6. Morice v Bishop of Durham (1805) Joshua Getzler7. Tulk v Moxhay (1848) Ben McFarlane8. Prince Albert v Strange (1849) Lionel Bently9. Ramsden v Dyson (1866) Nick Piška10. Bishop of Natal v Gladstone (1866) Charlotte Smith11. Earl of Aylesford v Morris (1873) Catharine MacMillan12. Re Hallett's Estate (1879–80) Graham Virgo13. North-West Transportation Co Ltd v Beatty (1887) Lionel Smith14. Rochefoucauld v Boustead (1897) Ying Khai Liew15. Re Earl of Sefton (1898) Chantal Stebbings16. Nocton v Lord Ashburton (1914) James Edelman17. Regal (Hastings) Ltd v Gulliver (1942) Richard Nolan18. National Anti-Vivisection Society v Inland RevenueCommissioners (1948) Jonathan Garton19. National Provincial Bank Ltd v Ainsworth (1965) Alison Dunn20. Boardman v Phipps (1967) Michael Bryan21. Pettitt v Pettitt (1970) and Gissing v Gissing (1971) John Mee22. Paragon Finance plc v DB Thakerar & Co (a firm) (1999) Christian Daly and Charles Mitchell...
