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The 7th edition of
Understanding Equity and Trusts provides a clear, accessible and lively overview of the main themes in this dynamic area of the law. An ideal first point of entry to the subject or revision tool, this book will give you an invaluable grounding in all of the key principles of equity and the law of trusts.
List of contents
1. The Principles of Equity; 2. The Nature of the Trust; 3. The Settlor: Certainties and Formalities; 4. The Beneficiary’s Rights; 5. The Trustee’s Duties; 6. Resulting Trusts; 7. Constructive Trusts; 8. Equitable Estoppel; 9. Trusts of Land and of the Home; 10. Breach of Trust, Strangers and Tracing; 11. Quistclose Trusts and Commercial Trusts; 12. Charities; 13. Injunctions and other Equitable Remedies; 14. Themes in Equity
About the author
Alastair Hudson is Professor of Equity & Finance Law at the University of Exeter. He is a National Teaching Fellow, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and has been voted UK Law Teacher of the Year. He is the author of twenty books on various aspects of law which have been relied upon by the courts of numerous jurisdictions around the world.
Summary
The 7th edition of Understanding Equity and Trusts provides a clear, accessible and lively overview of the main themes in this dynamic area of the law. An ideal first point of entry to the subject or revision tool, this book will give you an invaluable grounding in all of the key principles of equity and the law of trusts.
