Equity and trusts

"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 through which the author's enthusiasm and expertise shine through, helping to bring to life an area of the law which students often find difficult. Beginning with the core principles, Alastair Hudson reinforces the key points by means of clear examples throughout each chapter, helping students to build and develop their own knowledge of equity and trusts. A set of lively, discursive essays reflecting on the law then begin to outline the broader political, social and economic context of the subject and encourage the reader to begin to engage with their own critical analysis. The eighth edition of Equity and Trusts will be edited and updated to include discussion of the key developments in the subject since publication of the seventh edition in 2012, including the latest case law and potential for regulation relating to cohabitation and shared ownership as well as cases arising in the light of the enforcement of the Charities Act 2006"--Provided by publisher

1. Introduction -- the nature of equity -- 2. Understanding the trust -- 3. Certainty in the creation of express trusts -- 4. The rights of beneficiaries and the beneficiary principle -- 5. Formalities in the creation of express trusts -- 6. Secret trusts -- 7. Essay -- The nature of express trusts -- 8. The duties of trustees -- 9. The investment of trusts -- 10. The powers of trustees and the variation of trusts -- 11. Resulting trusts -- 12. Constructive trusts -- 13. Equitable estoppel -- 14. Essay -- Thinking about the law on fiduciaries -- 15. Trusts of homes -- 16. Trusts of land -- 17. Essay -- Family law, human rights law and equity -- 18. Breach of trust -- 19. Tracing -- 20. The liability of strangers to account for involvement in a breach of trust -- 21. Commerce, international trusts law and dealing with property -- 22. Quistclose trusts -- 23. Mortgages, charges and taking security -- 24. Occupational pension funds -- 25. Charities -- 26. Specific performance -- 27. Injunctions and confidences -- 28. Rescission and rectification -- 29. Doctrine of notice and undue infiuence -- 30. Miscellaneous equitable remedies -- 31. The nature of property in equity and trusts -- …