Todd And Wilson'S Textbook On Trusts 7th Ed.

Description: This clearly written book focuses on the key themes of an undergraduate course in trusts. This edition has been thoroughly updated and re-worked to enhance accessibility while stimulating thought and insight in students. Complex issues are explained clearly but without over-simplification. New material on equity, pensions, proprietary estoppel, charity, and constructive trusts is included to bring the book in line with modern courses on trusts and to engage students in real-life issues for debate. As a further aide to understanding, expanded further reading sections and end-of-chapter questions are included alongside analysis of selected readings to guide the interested reader to relevant sources and ideas. Applications of the law to real-life examples of trusts are added, with the focus being on a fresh and stimulating exposition throughout. An Online Resource Centre containing updates, essay questions, summaries of selected further reading and web links accompanies the book. Contents: 1. Law and Equity and Introduction to the Trusts; 2. Nature and Classification of Trusts; 3. Constitution of Trusts and Covenants to Settle; 4. The Three Certainties and the Significance of the "Beneficiary Principle"; 5. Formalities and Other Requirements for Validity; 6. Perpetuities; 7. Introduction to Resulting and Constructive Trusts; 8. Resulting Trusts, Gifts to Non-charitable Unincorporated Associations and Pension Funds; 9. Beneficial Interests in the Family Home: A case study; 10. Secret and Half-Secret Trusts (and Constructive and Resulting Trusts); 11. Equitable Fraud and the Constructive Trust; 12. An Introduction to Charity; 13. The Legal Definition of Charity; 14. Cy pres; 15. The Office of Trustee: Commencement and Termination; 16. Powers, Discretions and Duties of Trustees; 17. Breach of Trust; 18. Variation of Trusts; 19. Remedies