Equity & Trusts

Paul S. Davies is Professor of Commercial Law at UCL and a Barrister at Essex Court Chambers. He has written widely in private law, and is also the author of Accessory Liability (Hart Publishing, 2015; revised paperback edition, 2017), which won the main Inner Temple Book Prize in 2018 and a Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship awarded by the Society of Legal Scholars in 2015. In 2020 Paul was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in Law.Graham Virgo (KC (Hon)) is Professor of English Private Law at the University of Cambridge; Master of Downing College, Cambridge; member of XXIV Old Buildings and a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn. He is the author of several books on private law, including The Principles of Equity and Trusts (5th ed, 2023, Oxford University Press) and The Principles of the Law of Restitution (4th ed, 2024, Oxford University Press).”

Review from previous edition Clear, student-friendly, close to the course; an excellent introduction to a wide range of reading materials.

• Part I Introduction to Equity and Trusts 1: Introduction to equity 2: Introduction to trusts Part II Express Private Trusts 3: The requirements of an express trust 4: Creation of express trusts Part III Purpose Trusts 5: Charitable purpose trusts 6: Non-charitable purpose trusts Part IV Non-express Trusts 7: Constructive trusts 8: Resulting trusts 9: Informal arrangements relating to property Part V Beneficiaries 10: Beneficiaries Part VI Trustees 11: General principles relating to trustees 12: The administration of trusts 13: Dispositive powers and duties 14: Fiduciary obligations Part VII Variation 15: Variation of trusts 16: Liability for breach 17: Personal claims and remedies 18: Proprietary claims and remedies 19: Third party liability Part IX Orders 20: Equitable orders Part I Introduction to Equity and Trusts 1:: Introduction to equity 2:: Introduction to trusts Part II Express Private Trusts 3:: The requirements of an express trust 4:: Creation of express trusts Part III Purpose Trusts 5:: Charitable purpose trusts 6:: Non-charitable purpose trusts Part IV Non-express Trusts 7:: Constructive trusts 8:: Resulting trusts 9:: Informal arrangements relating to land Part V Beneficiaries 10:: Beneficiaries Part VI Trustees 11:: General principles relating to trustees 12:: The administration of trusts 13:: Dispositive powers and duties 14:: Fiduciary obligations Part VII Variation 15:: Variation of trusts Part VIII Breach 16:: Liability for breach 17:: Personal claims and remedies 18:: Proprietary claims and remedies 19:: Third party liability Part IX Orders 20:: Equitable orders