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    The principles of equity & trusts / Graham Virgo.

    • Title:The principles of equity & trusts / Graham Virgo.
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    • Variant Title:Principles of equity and trusts
    • Author/Creator:Virgo, Graham.
    • Published/Created:Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Trusts and trustees--Great Britain.
      Equity--Great Britain.
    • Description:xxxvi, 784 p. ; 25 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780199570041 (pbk.)
      0199570043 (pbk.)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I EQUITY
      1. Introduction To Equity
      1.1. relevance of Equity
      1.2. What is Equity?
      1.3. brief history of Equity
      1.4. contemporary contribution of Equity to English law
      1.5. Fundamental features of Equity
      1.6. Should Equity be assimilated into the Common Law?
      2. Characteristics of Equity
      2.1. Fundamental principles
      2.2. Equity is discretionary
      2.3. Equity is triggered by unconscionability
      2.4. Those who seek Equity must do Equity
      2.5. Those who come to Equity must come with clean hands
      2.6. Equity treats as done that which ought to be done
      2.7. Equity protects the weak and vulnerable
      2.8. Equity is cynical
      2.9. Equity is imaginative
      2.10. Equity follows the law
      2.11. Equity looks to substance rather than form
      2.12. Equity will not assist a volunteer
      2.13. Equity assists the diligent
      2.14. Equity is equality
      2.15. Equity acts in personam
      3. Introduction to the Trust
      3.1. General considerations
      3.2. Definition of the trust
      3.3. Fundamental principles relating to the trust
      3.4. Functions of the trust
      3.5. Rights and interests under a trust
      3.6. Classifications of trusts
      3.7. Distinguishing trusts from other concepts
      pt. II EXPRESS TRUST
      4. Requirements of an Express Trust
      4.1. Fundamental principles
      4.2. Intention to create a trust
      4.3. Identifiable subject matter
      4.4. Certainty of objects
      4.5. beneficiary principle
      4.6. perpetuity rule
      5. Formalities
      5.1. General considerations
      5.2. Formalities for trust creation
      5.3. Formalities for the constitution of trusts
      pt. III PURPOSE TRUSTS
      6. Charitable Trusts
      6.1. General considerations
      6.2. Charities Act 2011
      6.3. Charitable purposes
      6.4. Exclusively charitable
      6.5. Cy-pres
      7. Non-Charitable Purpose Trusts
      7.1. General considerations
      7.2. Exceptional circumstances under which non-charitable purpose trusts are valid
      7.3. Other mechanisms for implementing non-charitable purposes
      7.4. Unincorporated associations
      pt. IV IMPOSED TRUSTS
      8. Resulting Trusts
      8.1. General considerations
      8.2. Presumed resulting trusts
      8.3. Total or partial failure of express trust
      8.4. Quistclose trust
      8.5. Expansion of the resulting trust
      9. Constructive Trusts
      9.1. Fundamental principles
      9.2. Types of constructive trust
      9.3. Circumstances in which an institutional constructive trust will be recognized
      9.4. remedial constructive trust
      9.5. nature of constructive trusteeship
      10. Informal Arrangements Relating To Property
      10.1. General considerations
      10.2. Common intention constructive trusts
      10.3. Joint venture constructive trusts
      10.4. Proprietary estoppel
      pt. V BENEFICIARIES
      11. Beneficiaries
      11.1. General considerations
      11.2. Nature of a beneficiary's rights
      11.3. Disposition of equitable interest
      11.4. Termination of the trust
      pt. VI TRUSTEES AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
      12. Trustees
      12.1. General considerations
      12.2. essence of trusteeship
      12.3. Types of trustee
      12.4. Appointment of trustees
      12.5. Retirement
      12.6. Removal
      12.7. Payment to trustees
      12.8. Exercise of powers
      13. Administration of Trusts
      13.1. General considerations
      13.2. duty of care
      13.3. Duty to safeguard trust assets
      13.4. Duty to invest
      13.5. Duty to maintain a fair balance between beneficiaries
      13.6. Powers and duties relating to property
      13.7. power of delegation
      13.8. Duty to keep accounts
      13.9. Powers to compound liabilities and to settle claims
      13.10. Accumulation of income
      14. Dispositive Powers and Duties
      14.1. General considerations
      14.2. Powers of appointment
      14.3. Duty to distribute
      14.4. Power of maintenance
      14.5. Power of advancement
      15. Fiduciary Duties
      15.1. General considerations
      15.2. Definition of a fiduciary
      15.3. Nature of fiduciary obligations
      15.4. Function of fiduciary obligations
      15.5. No-conflict rule
      15.6. No-profit rule
      15.7. Consequences of breach of fiduciary duty
      pt. VII VARIATION OF TRUSTS
      16. Variation of Trusts
      16.1. General considerations
      16.2. Statutory provisions to vary trusts
      pt. VIII BREACH OF TRUST AND FIDUCIARY DUTY
      17. Liability For Breach Of Trust And Fiduciary Duty
      17.1. General considerations
      17.2. Nature of liability
      17.3. Exclusion and limitation of liability
      17.4. Liability between trustees
      17.5. Liability of trustees to creditors
      17.6. Liability for breach of trust before appointment
      17.7. Liability for breach of trust after retirement
      18. Personal Liability For Breach Of Trust And Fiduciary Duty
      18.1. Fundamental principles
      18.2. Reconstitution of the trust fund
      18.3. Reparation of the trust fund
      18.4. Equitable compensation
      18.5. Account of profits
      18.6. Interest
      18.7. Election between inconsistent remedies
      19. Proprietary Claims and Remedies
      19.1. Fundamental principles
      19.2. proprietary base
      19.3. Following and tracing
      19.4. Proprietary remedies
      19.5. Defences
      20. Personal Liability Of Third Parties
      20.1. General considerations
      20.2. Receipt-based liability
      20.3. Accessorial liability
      pt. IX EQUITABLE ORDERS
      21. Equitable Orders
      21.1. General principles
      21.2. Injunctions
      21.3. Search orders
      21.4. Specific performance
      21.5. Damages in lieu of equitable orders
      21.6. Rescission
      21.7. Rectification.
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