Equity and the law of trusts / Philip H. Pettit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pettit, Philip Henry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trusts and trustees--Great Britain.

Trusts and trustees.

Equity--Great Britain.

Equity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (841 p.)

Edition:

12th ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This well-established and respected textbook has been relied upon by students and academic scholars for the last 40 years. Praised for the clarity of the writing, the comprehensive scope of the content and the high level of critical analysis, Professor Philip Pettit builds on the strengths of the book to offer students a rigorous and yet readable account of equity and trusts law. This 12th edition has been developed to answer directly the needs of modern day students and lecturers. Chapter introductions help to orientate the reader with each new topic covered. Examples and scenarios illustrate

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Tables of Secondary European and International Legislation; Abbreviations; 1 HISTORY OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY AND INTRODUCTION TO EQUITY; 1 History of the Court of Chancery; 2 Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery; 3 Fusion of the administration of law and equity; 4 Uses and trusts; 5 Equitable interests and equities; 6 The maxims of equity; 7 Trusts and taxation; 8 Trusts and the conflict of laws; 2 THE TRUST CONCEPT; 1 Trust and bailment; 2 Trust and contract; 3 Trust and agency; 4 Trusts and powers

5 Trusts and the administration of estates of deceased persons6 Trust and restitution; 3 THE ESSENTIALS OF A TRUST; 1 Capacity of settlor and beneficiaries; 2 The three certainties; 3 The beneficiary principle; 4 Trusts for the benefit of unincorporated associations; 4 CLASSIFICATION AND JURISTIC NATURE OF TRUSTS; 1 Classification; 2 Discretionary and protective trusts; 3 Nature of a trust; 5 FORMAL REQUIREMENTS OF EXPRESS TRUSTS; 1 Inter vivos transactions; 2 The creation of trusts and the disposition of equitable interests by will; 6 COMPLETELY AND INCOMPLETELY CONSTITUTED TRUSTS

1 The perfect creation of a trust2 The position of a volunteer; 3 Trusts of a chose in action; 4 Trusts of the benefit of a contract and volunteers; 5 Trusts of future property; 6 Exceptions to the maxim that 'equity will not assist a volunteer'; 7 SECRET TRUSTS AND MUTUAL WILLS; 1 Fully secret and half-secret trusts; 2 Mutual wills; 8 CONSTRUCTIVE TRUSTS; 1 The rule in Keech v Sandford; 2 Obligation to account as a constructive trustee for profits received by virtue of his position as trustee; 3 Strangers to the trust; 4 The vendor under a contract for the sale of land

5 Undertaking by purchaser6 Executor de son tort; 9 RESULTING TRUSTS; 1 Failure to dispose of the equitable interest; 2 Transfer into and purchase in the name of another, and related cases; 10 COMMON INTENTION CONSTRUCTIVE TRUSTS; PROPRIETARY ESTOPPEL; LICENCES; 1 Common intention constructive trust; 2 Proprietary estoppel; 3 The Pallant v Morgan equity; 4 Licences; 11 UNLAWFUL TRUSTS; 1 Trusts that offend against the rule against perpetuities; 2 Trusts that offend against the rule against perpetual trusts; 3 The effect of declaring a trust void as offending against the policy of the law

4 Trusts tending to prevent the carrying out of parental duties5 Trusts designed or tending to induce a future separation of husband and wife; 6 Trusts in restraint of marriage; 7 Trusts that are not merely unlawful, but also fraudulent; 8 Law Commission Report 320; 12 VOIDABLE TRUSTS; 1 Transactions at an undervalue; 2 Transactions defrauding creditors; 3 Voluntary settlement of land followed by conveyance for valuable consideration; 4 Provisions for protection of spouse or civil partner and family; 5 Sham trusts; 6 Illusory trusts; 13 CHARITABLE TRUSTS

1 Difference between charitable and non-charitable trusts

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780191764516

0191764515

9780191666605

0191666602

OCLC:

867929794