Titles in the Core Text series take the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing focused, concise, and reliable guides for students at all levels. The Law of Trusts provides ...
MoreTitles in the Core Text series take the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing focused, concise, and reliable guides for students at all levels.
The Law of Trusts provides perceptive analysis and original and thought-provoking commentary to give students a grounding in what is considered to be a difficult subject. The book introduces the controversies surrounding the topic in a thought-provoking way, engaging the reader and giving an all-round picture of the key issues relating to the subject. In this new edition, Chapters 2 and 5 have been revised to reflect recent developments in the law of constructive and resulting trusts, with particular reference to the decision of
O’Kelly v Davies (2014) concerning the ambit of illegality defence in the context of establishing informal trusts. Chapter 6 has also been revised to reflect developments in the law of formalities, including the decision in
Rawstron v Freud (2014) on secret trusts. The tenth edition also includes coverage of the Supreme Court’s decisions in
AIB Group (UK) v Mark Redler & Co (2014) and the reassessment of liability for dealing with trusts property and in
Brazil v Durant (2015) relating to backwards tracing. The Court of Appeal’s decision in
Novoship UK v Nikitin (2014), expanded discussion of
FHR European Ventures LLP v Mankarious (2014), and
Shergill v Khaira (2014) are also included.
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