Graham Virgo
- Strongly contextual (historical, commercial, social and political) approach to highlight the continuing relevance and excitement of the subject.
- Rigorous and well-referenced to an appropriate degree for student use.
- Reflects the increasingly important role that the principles of restitution and unjust enrichment are playing in the subject.
The Principle of Equity and Trusts offers students a new approach to this dynamic area of law. Professor Graham Virgo has created a rigorous yet accessible student companion which draws the field in its contemporary context, offering a critical and insightful commentary on the law, its application, and development.
The text communicates the dynamic and thought provoking nature of this area of law and reflect the modern understanding of the subjects, as propounded both by the judiciary and commentators. The text offers a student focused approach providing a clearly written and accessible guide to this most fascinating area of law while equally providing the critical rigour and referencing expected from academics in the field. The Principle of Equity and Trusts promises to be a new classic in the field of equity and trusts textbook; one which is admired by lecturers and students alike.
Readership: Undergraduate students on the LLB; postgraduate students specialising in equity and trusts law.
"Graham Virgo has written another excellent book on equity. He is one of my fiercest critics, and one I have come to regard with great respect. He is an undoubted expert on the principles of equity, but more importantly he understands the particular cast of mind which an equity judge brings to a legal problem." - The Rt Hon Lord Millett
"The text provides a lucid distillation of the legal principles. The balance between statement of current law and doctrine on the one hand, and points of controversy and debate on the other, is extremely well-judged." - Norma Dawson, Professor of Law, Queen's University Belfast
"The quality of the writing is consistently high. Virgo conveys a sense of the dynamic nature of the equity jurisdiction and of its contemporary importance. I would not hesitate in recommending this text it to my students." - Norma Dawson, Professor of Law, Queen's University Belfast
Table of Contents
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: Purpose Trusts
6: Charitable trusts
7: Non-charitable purpose trusts
PART IV Imposed Trusts
8: Resulting trusts
9: Constructive trusts
10: Informal arrangements relating to property
PART V : Beneficiaries
11: Beneficiaries
PART VI: Trustees & their responsibilities
12: Trustees
13: The administration of trusts
14: Dispositive powers and duties
15: Fiduciary duties
PART VII: Variations 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
Author: Graham Virgo, Professor of English Private Law, University of Cambridge
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