This new textbook on equity and trusts law has been designed to cover all the main topics on undergraduate courses comprehensively but concisely. It offers a clear and accurate explanation of the law, presented in a systematic and logical order for learning and revision. The book is exceptionally accessible to students new to the subject.
'The Principles of Equity and Trusts' brings an engaging contextual approach to the subject. Graham Virgo overcomes the complex issues in the study of trusts and equity with unparalleled clarity, offering a rigorous and insightful commentary on the law and its contemporary contexts.
Essentials of Equite and Trusts Law, 1st ed. This new textbook on equity and trusts law has been designed to cover all the main topics on undergraduate courses comprehensively but concisely. It offers a clear and accurate explanation of the law, presented in a systematic and logical order for learning and revision. The book is exceptionally accessible to students new to the subject. Law Express: Equirt & Trusts, 1st ed. Law Express: Equity and Trusts is designed to help you to relate all the reading and study throughout your course specifically to exam and assignment situations. Understand quickly what is required, organise your revision, and learn the key points with ease, to get the grades you need. Tested with examiners and students.
This is the second edition of Principles of Equity and Trusts , the concise new textbook from Alastair Hudson – the author of the definitive classic, Equity and Trusts. Through clear and careful analysis, the author explains what the law is, its foundational principles, and its social and economic effect. By beginning with the core principles on which this field is based, even the most complex academic debates concerning express, resulting and constructive trusts, the family home, charities law and other equitable doctrines become comprehensible and interesting. This book offers a fresh, lively and often humorous account of Equity and Trusts. Through easy-to-follow worked examples and analysis of the case law, Alastair helps you to answer problem questions and to prepare coursework. The author shows how the law affects real people in real situations. Each chapter begins with a clear and concise introduction to the core principles. It contains numbered headings for ease of navigation and advice on studying this subject. Students also have access to Professor Hudson’s ever-popular supporting website, which has had hundreds of thousands of hits over the years. It has over 50 brief podcasts on key issues which have been specially re-recorded to coincide with the publication of this book. That website also contains detailed lectures, a variety of videos explaining the law and guidance on tackling assessments. Characterised by the passion and enthusiasm for his subject matter that make Alastair Hudson’s classic textbook so popular, Principles of Equity and Trusts is sure to be a winner with both academics and students alike.
Trusts and Equity 8/E Trusts and Equityis a trusted, clear and engaging explanation of the main principles of this area of law. This book demystifies this complex subject, without oversimplifying, by means of clear explanations and a focus on contemporary applications of the trust. Law Express: Equity & Trusts 1st edition 1/E Law Express: Equity and Trusts is designed to help you to relate all the reading and study throughout your course specifically to exam and assignment situations. Understand quickly what is required, organise your revision, and learn the key points with ease, to get the grades you need.
The book is, first and foremost, a book which grabs the reader's attention. The prose is engaging, whilst not diluting academic content. The reader is driven to know more. Gill Chapman, Senior Lecturer, University of Glamorgan, Solicitor and a member of the Gwent Family Justice Committee The text is a very good text book. It is wide ranging, and sufficiently detailed to serve the needs of undergraduate students studying family law. It presents the law clearly, outlines critiques of the law well, and ranges across all of the subject matter I would like to see covered in the course Craig Lind, University of Sussex Jonathan Herring's Family Law, now in its third edition, provides comprehensive coverage of family law relating to both children and adults in one volume. The author analyses the key principles of the current law in a context that is informed by the theories and realities of contemporary society. The result is a clear, highly relevant and high-value course book for students who develop a fascination with this contentious and dynamic area of law.The new edition explores and evaluates some of the dynamic changes to this always controversial subject.The impact of numerous important statutory developments has been explored, including the Civil Partnership Act 2004, the Gender Recognition Act 2004, the Children Act 2004, the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 and the Children and Adoption Act 2006. There has also been a significant amount of case law development, not least from the European Court of Human Rights, which have been incorporated in the new edition. Case law has been particular relevant in relation to contact disputes, forced marriages, ancillary relief and child abduction. The book continues to build on its reputation as an interesting and innovative text by including new features to help the reader further explore the subject: * Each chapter includes a table of key statistics and topical issues' sections to show how the law applies in the modern world * Debate sections in each chapter look at a particularly controversial issue and highlight the main arguments on either side, in conjunction with longer analysis in the text itself.* Particularly important cases are highlighted in the text to encourage the reader to reflect on them.* Each chapter includes a summary of the main points covered and the key legislative provisions, providing students with a useful tool for learning and revision. * A list of further reading at the end of each chapter, divided into useful sections, helps the reader to explore the subject further, and a full bibliography is included at the end of the book. About the author Jonathan Herring is a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford and was formerly a Fellow in Law and Director of Studies at New Hall, Cambridge. He is a qualified (non-practising) solicitor. His research and academic interests also include criminal and medical law.
Complete Equity & Trusts is supported by clear author commentary, choice extracts, and useful learning features. The explanations and examples in this textbook have been crafted to help students hone their understanding of trusts law. The Complete titles are ambitious in their scope; they've been carefully developed with teachers to offer law students more than just a presentation of the key concepts. Instead they offer a complete package. Only by building on the foundations of the subject, by showing how the law works, demonstrating its application through extracts from cases and judgments, and by giving students the tools and the confidence to think critically about the law will they gain a complete understanding. This book is accompanied by free online resources, which feature resources for students and lecturers including the following: - Guidence for answering end-of-chapter questions in the book - Self-test question with instant feedback - A flashcard glossary of key terms - Updates on legislation and case law
An authoritative and comprehensive text on the area of Equity and Trusts, offering scholarly commentary on the relevant principles and carefully selected extracts from leading judgments and legislation.
