The Principles of Equity & Trusts

The Principles of Equity & Trusts offers a refreshing, student-focused approach to a dynamic area of law. In the third edition of his best-selling textbook, Professor Graham Virgo brings his expertise as a teacher to present an engaging, contextual account of the essential principles of trusts and their equitable remedies. Virgo states the law in plain terms before building on an area of debate and encouraging students to fully engage with the inherent issues within the subject. Concise and authoritative analysis enables students to grasp the principles of trusts, develop the confidence to engage fully with the subject area, and excel in their studies. Virgo approaches the topics with unparalleled clarity and provides the academic rigour for which this text has come to be relied upon. Combining expert knowledge and comprehensive coverage, The Principles of Equity & Trusts is the ideal companion to a course in trusts.

Part I: Equity 1: An introduction to Equity 2: The characteristics of Equity 3: An introduction to the trust Part II: The Express Trust 4: The requirements of an express trust 5: Formalities Part III: Trusts for Purposes 6: Charitable trusts 7: Non-charitable purpose trusts Part IV: Implied Trusts 8: Resulting trusts 9: Constructive trusts 10: Informal arrangements relating to property Part V: Beneficiaries 11: Beneficiaries Part VI: Trustees and Their Representatives 12: Trustees 13: The administration of trusts 14: Dispositive powers and duties 15: Fiduciary duties Part VII: Variation of Trusts 16: The variation of trusts Part VIII: Breach of Trust and Fiduciary Duty 17: Liability for breach of trust and fiduciary duty 18: Personal liability for breach of trust and fiduciary duty 19: Proprietary claims and remedies 20: Personal liability of third parties Part IX: Equitable Orders 21: Equitable orders