Breach of trust / edited by Peter Birks and Arianna Pretto.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Birks, Peter, 1941-2004, editor.

Pretto-Sakmann, Arianna, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breach of trust--England.

Breach of trust.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recent leading cases have demonstrated the urgent need to modernize the learning on breach of trust,which has lagged behind the flourishing scholarship on the creation of trusts. Since breach of trust or fiduciary duty occupies the centre of the legal stage, it comes as a surprise that, although one or two novelists have chosen 'Breach of Trust' as the title to their book, no lawyer has so far thought it necessary to produce a specialized work on the subject. To fill the gap, this book, written by a team of leading trust lawyers from a number of common law jurisdictions, investigates all the p

Contents:

Half Title Page; Half Title verso; Title Page; Title verso; Contents; Preface; The Contributors; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Table of Treaties; 1. Liability; 2. Duty of Care; 3. Conflicts; 4. Overreaching; 5. Transfers; 6. Assistance; 7. Receipt; 8. Exemptions; 9. Excuses; 10. Consent; 11. Limitation; 12. Laches, Estoppel and Election; 13. Overview; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Birks, Peter Breach of Trust

ISBN:

9786610801268

9781847316837

1847316832

9781474200479

1474200478

9781280801266

1280801263

9781847312426

184731242X

OCLC:

476036492