Full Description
The Principles of Equity & Trusts offers a refreshing, student-focused approach to a dynamic area of law. In the third edition of his best-selling textbook, Professor Graham Virgo brings his expertise as a teacher to present an engaging, contextual account of the essential principles of trusts and their equitable remedies.Virgo states the law in plain terms before building on an area of debate and encouraging students to fully engage with the inherent issues within the subject. Concise and authoritative analysis enables students to grasp the principles of trusts, develop the confidence to engage fully with the subject area, and excel in their studies. Virgo approaches the topics with unparalleled clarity and provides the academic rigour for which this text has come to be relied upon. Combining expert knowledge and comprehensive coverage, The Principles of Equity & Trusts is the ideal companion to a course in trusts.
Contents
Part I1: An introduction to Equity2: The characteristics of Equity3: An introduction to the trustPart II: The Express Trust4: The requirements of an express trust5: FormalitiesPart III: Trusts for Purposes6: Charitable trusts7: Non-charitable purpose trustsPart IV: Implied Trusts8: Resulting trusts9: Constructive trusts10: Informal arrangements relating to propertyPart V: Beneficiaries11: BeneficiariesPart VI: Trustees and Their Representatives12: Trustees13: The administration of trusts14: Dispositive powers and duties15: Fiduciary dutiesPart VII: Variation of Trusts16: The variation of trustsPart VIII: Breach of Trust and Fiduciary Duty17: Liability for breach of trust and fiduciary duty18: Personal liability for breach of trust and fiduciary duty19: Proprietary claims and remedies20: Personal liability of third partiesPart IX: Equitable Orders21: Equitable orders
