Equity & Trusts: Text, Cases, and Materials provides a comprehensive guide to trusts and equity in a single volume. Drawing on a judiciously balanced selection of case extracts, journal articles, and academic writing, Davies and Virgo present their authoritative commentary on the law with clarity and rigour.
The text guides students through the key legal principles of each case, utilizing supporting learning features to highlight important aspects and help develop students' independent research skills. Central Issues boxes introduce each chapter to identify the key themes examined and scenario-based questions frame the law in a practical context, encouraging students to think creatively around the subject and assess their own understanding.
This text offers a holistic approach to the study of equity and trusts. Using their unrivalled teaching experience, the authors bring together an expertly selected collection of cases and legal scholarship to present a text that is firmly student-focused, enabling students to fully grasp the key concepts and achieve the best possible results.
Online Resources
Supporting answer guidance to the end of chapter questions is offered online.
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