
Express, resulting, and constructive trusts. Eleven chapters cover the three certainties, beneficial interests, charitable and purpose trusts, resulting and constructive trusts, secret trusts, trustees’ duties and powers, and remedies for breach of trust.
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The book follows the SRA’s FLK2 specification for Trusts Law chapter by chapter. Chapter 1 is free to read in the sample.
Three Certainties and Creation of Express Trusts
The three certainties required to create a valid express trust, and the differences between fixed interest and discretionary trusts
30 worked questions · 48 flashcards
Formalities and Constitution of Express Trusts
Legal formalities for creating trusts, constitution of trusts, secret trusts, and exceptions to the beneficiary principle
30 worked questions · 36 flashcards
Beneficial Entitlement and Trust Types
Fixed interest trusts, discretionary trusts, life interests, and the rule in Saunders v Vautier
30 worked questions · 37 flashcards
Charitable Trusts and Non-Charitable Purpose Trusts
Charitable purposes, public benefit, non-charitable purpose trusts, cy-près, and Charity Commission powers
30 worked questions · 40 flashcards
Resulting Trusts
Presumed resulting trusts, presumption of advancement, Quistclose trusts, and the distinction between resulting and constructive trusts
30 worked questions · 39 flashcards
Trusts of the Family Home and Proprietary Estoppel
Common intention constructive trusts, quantifying shares, and proprietary estoppel
30 worked questions · 35 flashcards
Liability of Strangers to the Trust
Knowing receipt and dishonest assistance — when third parties can be liable for breach of trust
30 worked questions · 36 flashcards
Fiduciary Relationships and Obligations
Nature of fiduciary relationships, key duties (no profit, no conflict, no purchase of trust property), and remedies for breach
30 worked questions · 43 flashcards
Trustees — Appointment, Powers and Duties
Appointment and removal of trustees, statutory duty of care, investment duties, and key powers
30 worked questions · 40 flashcards
Trustees' Liability and Protection
Breach of trust, measures of liability, trustee protection, limitation periods, and variation of trusts
30 worked questions · 37 flashcards
Equitable Remedies and Tracing
Equitable remedies (injunction, specific performance, rescission, rectification, account of profits) and tracing in equity
30 worked questions · 57 flashcards
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