Now in its eleventh edition Todd & Wilson's Textbook on Trusts continues to strike the balance between introductory and more challenging texts. Carefully and skilfully written it is an accessible text providing an intellectually stimulating introduction to the subject. Sarah Wilson excels at writing for students in a clear and enthusiastic way, enlightening the more complex issues of trusts law without undue simplifications. The book is structured to reflect the content of a typical LLB course, and offers in-depth coverage of trusts law. Students are encouraged to critically engage with the material through the real-life examples, key scholarship and current contextual and theoretical perspectives. Todd & Wilson's Textbook on Trusts engages with wider considerations, drawn from trusts scholarship and beyond, to provide an analysis of the subject which is not only rounded, but also designed to be stimulating and revelatory. Rigorously revised every two years, this book can be relied upon as one of the most up-to-date trusts texts available.
1. Law and equity and an introduction to the trust ; 2. The nature of the trust: its operation and applications in society and economy ; 3. Formalities and other requirements for validity ; 4. Constitution of trusts and equity's 'perfection' of transfers of property ; 5. The three certainties and the significance of the 'beneficiary principle' ; 6. Introduction to resulting and constructive trusts ; 7. Resulting trusts, gifts to non-charitable unincorporated associations and pension funds ; 8. Beneficial interests in the family home: a case study ; 9. Trusts in the commercial context: a case study for the development of trusts principles in the twenty-first century ; 10. Secret trusts and half-secret trusts (and constructive and resulting trusts) ; 11. An introduction to charity ; 12. The legal definition of charity ; 13. Cy pres ; 14. The office of trustee: commencement and termination ; 15. Powers, discretions and duties of trustees ; 16. Variation of trusts ; 17. Breach of trust ; 18. Remedies