A Student's Guide to Equity and Trusts

Judith Bray (University of Buckingham)

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English

Cambridge University Press
27 August 2020

Private & Civil law: general works; Equity & trusts; Land & real estate law

This engaging introduction explores the key principles of equity and trusts law and offers students effective learning features. By covering the essentials of each topic, it ensures students have the foundations for success. The law is made relevant to current practice through chapters that define and explain key legal principles, and examples and exercises set the law in context and make the subject interesting and dynamic by showing how these rules apply in real life. Key facts sections and summaries help students remember the crucial points of each topic and practical exercises offer students the opportunity to apply the law. This updated edition offers added features, in particular comprehensive lists of further reading and also a glossary of key terms. Every chapter has been updated and new case law has been added. Exploring clearly and concisely the subject's key principles, this should be every equity student's first port of call.

By: Judith Bray (University of Buckingham)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 169mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 840g
ISBN: 9781108460958
ISBN 10: 110846095X
Pages: 450
Publication Date: 27 August 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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-près; 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.

Judith Bray is a Professor of Law at the University of Buckingham. She qualified as a Barrister and was awarded a Harmsworth Scholarship by Middle Temple as well as winning the Malcolm Wright Prize. She switched to lecturing law and started writing in 2003, publishing Unlocking Land Law (2019, now in its 6th edition), and has written many student books in both Land Law and Equity, as well as a range of articles on issues in Equity, Family Law and Land Law. She was awarded a chair at Buckingham in 2014. Her motivation in teaching is to ensure students of all abilities can access and enjoy even the most difficult topics.