Equity and Trusts

Alastair Hudson is Professor of Equity & Finance Law at the University of Southampton, and of Lincoln’s Inn, Barrister. He is a National Teaching Fellow, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and was UK Law Teacher of the Year in 2008.

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