Equity and Trusts

Alastair Hudson is Visiting Professor of Law, University of Reading. He was formerly Professor of Equity & Finance Law at Queen Mary University of London, University of Southampton, University of Exeter, and the University of Strathclyde (where he was Head of School). He is a National Teaching Fellow, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and has been voted UK Law Teacher of the Year. He is the author of 22 books on various aspects of law which have been relied upon by the courts of numerous jurisdictions around the world. His website ww.alastairhudson.com contains a wealth of resources including podcasts of specially recorded lectures covering the basic principles of a whole trusts law course and much more.

Praise for Ninth Edition: ‘One of the book’s great strengths is its clear exposition of some very difficult areas of the law, moving seamlessly from points that puzzle students to points that puzzle practitioners. Other strengths are the breadth of its approach, the fact that it is extremely up to date, the freshness and vividness of its approach and its willingness to place equity in a wider context . . . The student will enjoy a clear, lively and challenging account of the subject matter. The practitioner will find the book well worth consulting for its clear exposition of the basic principles and of their application in difficult areas.’ – New Law Journal, Swales Willis

• Part 1: Fundamentals of Equity and Trusts; 1. Introduction; 2. Understanding the Trust; Part 2: Express Trusts; 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; Part 3: Administration of Trusts; 8. The Duties of Trustees; 9. The Investment of Trusts; 10. The Powers of Trustees and the Variation of Trusts; Part 4: Trusts Implied by Law; 11. Resulting Trusts; 12. Constructive Trusts; 13. Equitable Estoppel; 14. Essay – Thinking About the Law on Fiduciaries; Part 5: Equity, Trusts and the Home; 15. Trusts of Homes; 16. Trusts of Land; 17. Essay – Family Law, Human Rights Law and Equity; Part 6: Breach of Trust and Related Equitable Claims; 18. Breach of Trust; 19. Tracing; 20. The Liability of Strangers to Account for Involvement in a Breach of Trust; Part 7: Commercial Uses of Trusts; 21. Commerce, International Trusts Law and Dealing with Property; 22. Quistclose Trusts; 23. Mortgages, Charges and Taking Security; Part 8: Welfare Uses of Trusts; 24. Occupational Pension Funds; 25. Charities; Part 9: Equitable Remedies; 26. Specific Performance; 27. Injunctions and Confidences; 28. Rescission and Rectification; 29. Doctrine of Notice and Undue Influence; 30. Miscellaneous Equitable Remedies; Part 10: Theoretical Questions Relating to Equity and Trusts; 31. The Nature of Property in Equity and Trusts; 32. Equity, Chaos and Social Complexity