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List of contents
- Part I Introduction to Equity and Trusts
- 1:: Introduction to equity
- 2:: Introduction to trusts
- Part II Express Private Trusts
- 3:: The requirements of an express trust
- 4:: Creation of express trusts
- Part III Purpose Trusts
- 5:: Charitable purpose trusts
- 6:: Non-charitable purpose trusts
- Part IV Non-express Trusts
- 7:: Constructive trusts
- 8:: Resulting trusts
- 9:: Informal arrangements relating to land
- Part V Beneficiaries
- 10:: Beneficiaries
- Part VI Trustees
- 11:: General principles relating to trustees
- 12:: The administration of trusts
- 13:: Dispositive powers and duties
- 14:: Fiduciary obligations
- Part VII Variation
- 15:: Variation of trusts
- Part VIII Breach
- 16:: Liability for breach
- 17:: Personal claims and remedies
- 18:: Proprietary claims and remedies
- 19:: Third party liability
- Part IX Orders
- 20:: Equitable orders
About the author
Paul S. Davies is Professor of Commercial Law at UCL, teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Paul was previously an Associate Professor in Law at the University of Oxford, and Fellow and Tutor in Law at St Catherine's College, Oxford. In 2018 his book Accessory Liability (Hart Studies in Private Law: Hart Publishing, 2015) won the main Inner Temple Book Prize. Paul is also a Barrister of Lincoln's Inn and an Associate Member of Maitland Chambers.
Graham Virgo (QC (Hon)) is Professor of English Private Law and Senior Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education) at the University of Cambridge; a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge and a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn. He is the author of several books on private law, as well as equity and trusts, including The Principles of Equity & Trusts (Oxford University Press) and The Principles of the Law of Restitution (Oxford University Press). In 2013 he was shortlisted for the OUP Law Teacher of the Year. He is also a barrister and door tenant at 24 Old Buildings, Lincoln's Inn.
Summary
Paul Davies and Graham Virgo present a clear and engaging text, cases, and materials approach, providing a contextualized and authoritative account of equity and trusts.
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I think this is an excellent part of the suite of textbooks for trusts law. It has a good combination of texts, cases and materials, and I think this is one of the more accessible textbooks on the subject.
