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Equity and the law of trusts / Philip H. Pettit.

By: Material type: TextTextCopyright date: ©2012Edition: Twelfth EditionDescription: xcv, 741 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199694952 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KD1480 PET
Contents:
1. History of the Court of Chancery and introduction to equity 2. The trust concept 3. The essentials of a trust 4. Classification and juristic nature of trusts 5. Formal requirements of express trusts 6. Completely and incompletely constituted trusts 7. Secret trusts and mutual wills 8. Constructive trusts 9. Resulting trusts 10. Common intention constructive trusts; proprietary estoppel; licences 11. Unlawful trusts 12. Voidable trusts 13. Charitable trusts 14. The administration of charities 15. Trustees 16. Duties of trustees 17. The investment of trust funds 18. Evenhandedness as between the beneficiaries 19. The fiduciary nature of trusteeship 20. Appointment of agents, nominees, and custodians delegation of trusts 21. Powers of trustees 22. Variation of trusts 23. Breach of trust 24. Following and tracing 25. Injunctions I nature; damages in lieu; enforcement 26. Injunctions II principles governing grant of injunctions 27. Injunctions III injunctions in particular types of case 28. Specific performance 29. Other equitable remedies
Summary: This twelfth edition has been developed to answer directly the needs of modern day students and lecturers. Brand new chapter introductions help to orientate the reader with each new topic covered. Examples and scenarios illustrate how the law operates in practice and offer a contextual framework for students new to the subject
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. History of the Court of Chancery and introduction to equity
2. The trust concept
3. The essentials of a trust
4. Classification and juristic nature of trusts
5. Formal requirements of express trusts
6. Completely and incompletely constituted trusts
7. Secret trusts and mutual wills
8. Constructive trusts
9. Resulting trusts
10. Common intention constructive trusts; proprietary estoppel; licences
11. Unlawful trusts
12. Voidable trusts
13. Charitable trusts
14. The administration of charities
15. Trustees
16. Duties of trustees
17. The investment of trust funds
18. Evenhandedness as between the beneficiaries
19. The fiduciary nature of trusteeship
20. Appointment of agents, nominees, and custodians
delegation of trusts
21. Powers of trustees
22. Variation of trusts
23. Breach of trust
24. Following and tracing
25. Injunctions I
nature; damages in lieu; enforcement
26. Injunctions II
principles governing grant of injunctions
27. Injunctions III
injunctions in particular types of case
28. Specific performance
29. Other equitable remedies

This twelfth edition has been developed to answer directly the needs of modern day students and lecturers. Brand new chapter introductions help to orientate the reader with each new topic covered. Examples and scenarios illustrate how the law operates in practice and offer a contextual framework for students new to the subject

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