
Trusts Law SQE1 FLK2 Study Guide
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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- 11
- Worked MCQs
- 330
- Flashcards
- 448
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All 11 chapters of the Trusts Law SQE1 notes
The book follows the SRA’s FLK2 specification for Trusts Law chapter by chapter. Chapter 1 is free to read in the sample.
- 01Free 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
- 02
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
- 03
Beneficial Entitlement and Trust Types
Fixed interest trusts, discretionary trusts, life interests, and the rule in Saunders v Vautier
30 worked questions · 37 flashcards
- 04
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
- 05
Resulting Trusts
Presumed resulting trusts, presumption of advancement, Quistclose trusts, and the distinction between resulting and constructive trusts
30 worked questions · 39 flashcards
- 06
Trusts of the Family Home and Proprietary Estoppel
Common intention constructive trusts, quantifying shares, and proprietary estoppel
30 worked questions · 35 flashcards
- 07
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
- 08
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
- 09
Trustees — Appointment, Powers and Duties
Appointment and removal of trustees, statutory duty of care, investment duties, and key powers
30 worked questions · 40 flashcards
- 10
Trustees' Liability and Protection
Breach of trust, measures of liability, trustee protection, limitation periods, and variation of trusts
30 worked questions · 37 flashcards
- 11
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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What you get
Everything in the Trusts Law guide
- 11 chapters of notes: three certainties, beneficial interests, charitable purpose trusts, resulting and constructive trusts, secret trusts, trustees’ duties and powers, breach of trust and remedies
- 330 worked SBA questions with full explanations citing Knight v Knight, Re Endacott, Re Denley and the post-Stack authorities
- 448 flashcards organised by chapter for spaced repetition
- Glossary of trust concepts, plus an alphabetical index
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