Equity, Trusts and Commerce

Paul S Davies is Associate Professor in Law at the University of Oxford, and Fellow of St Catherine’s College, Oxford.James Penner is Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore.

Equity, Trusts and Commerce offers something for everyone, students, practitioners, and academics. While students may read the essays to deepen the understanding of the interaction of equity and commercial law, practitioners will certainly appreciate the theoretical discussions of case law and the several practical implications ... This work definitely enriches Hart’s series in Private Law, and is a must have in every common law lawyer’s (but not only) shelf.

• 1. Equity, Shareholders and Company Law Tan Cheng-Han and Wee Meng-Seng2. Some Aspects of the Intersection of the Law of Agency with the Law of Trusts Peter Watts3. Equity in the Marketplace: Reviewing the Use of Unconscionability to Restrain Calls on Performance Bonds Tang Hang Wu4. Certainty, Identification and Intention in Personal Property Law Michael Bridge5. Floating Trusts Robert Stevens6. ‘Sort of’ Backwards Tracing James Penner7. Invoking the Administrative Jurisdiction: The Enforcement of Modern Trust Structures Richard Nolan8. Trusts, Objectivity and Rectification Simon Douglas9. The Arbitrability of Trust Instruments: Why Not? Elaine Chew10. Bribery Paul S Davies11. Accessory Disloyalty: Comparative Perspectives on Substantial Assistance to Fiduciary Breach Deborah A DeMott12. Equitable Liability of Corporate Accessories Jamie Glister13. The Nature of ‘Knowing Receipt’ William Swadling14. Exposing Third-Party Liability in Equity: Lessons from the Limitation Rules Sarah Worthington