ABSTRACT

Alastair Hudson’s Equity and Trusts is an ideal textbook for undergraduate courses on the law of trusts and equitable remedies. It provides a clear, current and comprehensive account of the subject. The author’s enthusiasm and expertise shine through, helping to bring to life an area of the law which students often find challenging.

This Ninth Edition has been extensively re-written but remains the same book in spirit as it has always been. It contains an analysis of the important decisions of the Supreme Court in FHR European Ventures v Cedar Capital, Jones v Kernott, and Williams v Central Bank of Nigeria, and the important decisions in Charity Commission v Framjee, Rawstron v Freud, Patel v Mirza, Federal Republic of Brazil v Durant, Hodkin, Novoship v Mihaylyuk, National Crime Agency v Robb, St Andrews (Cheam) Lawn Tennis Club, the after-effects of the Lehman Brothers collapse; and analysis of many other new cases besides.

Equity and Trusts remains the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the law of Equity and Trusts, while still a lively and thoughtful account of the issues raised by it. This book has been cited as being authoritative in the courts of numerous countries.

The ninth edition is supported by the author's website at www.alastairhudson.com with brand new resources including:

• short podcasts discussing and clarifying key topics from within the book, which cover an entire course;

• complete lecture recordings made specifically to accompany this book;

• New video documentaries bringing to life selected key topics;

• A host of other online materials and study guides new for 2016.

Review of a previous edition:

‘One of the book’s great strengths is its clear exposition of some very difficult areas of the law, moving seamlessly from points that puzzle students to points that puzzle practitioners. Other strengths are the breadth of its approach, the fact that it is extremely up to date, the freshness and vividness of its approach and its willingness to place equity in a wider context . . . The student will enjoy a clear, lively and challenging account of the subject matter. The practitioner will find the book well worth consulting for its clear exposition of the basic principles and of their application in difficult areas.’ – New Law Journal.

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PART 1 Fundamentals of equity and trusts

chapter 1|32 pages

The nature of equity

chapter 2|34 pages

The nature of the trust

part |2 pages

PART 2 Express trusts

chapter 5|53 pages

The constitution of trusts

chapter 6|25 pages

Secret trusts

chapter 7|10 pages

Essay – The nature of express trusts

part |2 pages

PART 3 Administration of trusts

chapter 8|84 pages

The duties of trustees

chapter 9|34 pages

The investment of trusts

part |2 pages

PART 4 Trusts implied by law

chapter 11|42 pages

Resulting trusts

chapter 12|96 pages

Constructive trusts

chapter 13|33 pages

Equitable estoppel

chapter 14|11 pages

Essay – Fiduciaries

part |2 pages

PART 5 Equity, trusts and the home

chapter 15|74 pages

Trusts of homes

chapter 16|20 pages

Trusts of land

part |2 pages

PART 6 Breach of trust and related equitable claims

chapter 18|31 pages

Breach of trust

chapter 20|58 pages

Tracing

part |2 pages

PART 7 Commercial uses of trusts

chapter 21|25 pages

Commercial and international trusts law

chapter 22|25 pages

Quistclose trusts

part |2 pages

PART 8 Charities

chapter 23|70 pages

Charities

part |2 pages

PART 9 Injunctions

chapter 24|48 pages

Injunctions and confidences

part |2 pages

PART 10 Theoretical questions in equity and trusts

chapter 25|12 pages

Essay – Restitution of unjust enrichment

chapter 27|14 pages

Essay – Themes in equity