Pearce & Stevens' trusts and Equitable Obligations
[book]
\ Robert Pearce, BCL, MA, Hon LLD, FRSA, Professor in Law at the University of Buckingham; Visiting Professor at the University of Gloucestershire; Emeritus Professor, University of Wales Trinity Saint David; Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales; Warren Barr, LLB, LLM (Th), Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool; Ex-Director & Current Member, Charity Law and Policy Unit (Liverpool Law School); Academic Lead for Student Experience (Humanities and Social Sciences); Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; National Law Teacher of the Year 2006.
Sixth edition
Oxford
: Oxford University Press
2014
lxx, 1031 pages
:illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index
Part I. The importance of Equity -- What is equity? -- Equitable obligations : trusts and powers -- Equity and the management of property -- Equitable remedies in modern English law -- Specific performance -- Injunctions -- Part II : Creating the relationship -- Substantive and formal requirements for the creation of express trusts -- Resulting trusts -- Constructive trusts -- Part III : Application of trusts -- Interests in the family home -- Charities -- Clubs and societies -- Testate and intestate succession -- Part IV : Allocation of benefit -- Introduction to allocation -- Defined interests and powers of advancement and maintenance -- Powers of appointment and discretionary trusts -- Variation of beneficial interests -- Winding up of funds -- Part V : Asset management -- Holding trusts and nominee holdings -- Management powers -- Investment and reinvestment -- Collective assets and investments -- Delegation by trustees -- Appointment, removal and retirement of trustees -- Accountability of trustees -- Part VI : Checks, controls, and remedies -- Control of trusts and trustees -- Remedies against the trustee for breach of trust -- Fiduciary position of trustees -- Remedies against strangers to the trust -- Tracing.