Full Description
Long established as the standard work on this subject by students of equity, legal practitioners and the trustee departments of banks, "Pettit: Equity and the Law of Trusts" once again emerges in a new edition which is clear, concise and comprehensive as ever. The increasing effect on English Law of the Human Rights Act 1998 is demonstrated throughout the text.
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. Appointment and Determination of Appointment; 16. Special Kinds of Trustees; 17. Duties of Trustees; 18. The Investment of Trust Funds; 19. Evenhandedness as between the Beneficiaries; 20. The Fiduciary Nature of Trusteeship; 21. Appointment of Agents, Nominees and Custodians: Delegation of trusts; 22. Powers of Trustees; 23. Variation of Trusts; 24. Breach of Trust; 25. Following and Tracing; 26. Injunctions I - Nature, damages in lieu, enforcement; 27. Injunctions II - Principles governing grant of injunctions; 28. Injunctions III - Injunctions in particular types of cases; 29. Specific Performance; 30. Other Equitable Remedies; 31. Conversion and Reconversion; 32. Satisfaction, Ademption and Performance; 33. The Equitable Doctrine of Election; Index
