Name: Pearce & Stevens' Trusts and Equitable Obligations By Robert Pearce (Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Professor of the Law of Property and Equity, Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Professor of the Law of Property and Equity, University of Buckingham)
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Pearce & Stevens' Trusts and Equitable Obligations by Robert Pearce (Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Professor of the Law of Property and Equity, Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Professor of the Law of Property and Equity, University of Buckingham)

Written in a fresh and lively style and supported by a strong analytical framework, the seventh edition of Pearce & Stevens' Trusts and Equitable Obligations continues to provide students with a relevant and exciting examination of a subject that can seem remote and difficult. The authors take a modern and conceptual approach to the wide array of topics covered in undergraduate equity and trusts modules, helping students explore the many ways in which trusts impact on everyday life, and in the world of finance and commerce. The text is accessible without compromising detailed critical comment, and engages with key issues such as the protection of privacy, enforcing informal promises, trusts and the family home, and challenges affecting the charity sector. Online resources: The text is accompanied by online resources containing a glossary of terms for students. For lecturers the site provides a test bank of multiple choice questions and PowerPoint slides to use in teaching.

Pearce & Stevens' Trusts and Equitable Obligations Reviews

Review from previous edition One of the best texts on the market...both accessible and stimulating, with a very good balance of practical illustration and academic rigour. * Dr Isobel Roele, Queen Mary University of London *
Review from previous edition This textbook is well written and easy to follow, with comprehensive coverage and good examples to aid students' understanding. * Dr Margaret Carran, Senior Lecturer in Law and Deputy Associate Dean (Education), City, University of London *

About Robert Pearce (Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Professor of the Law of Property and Equity, Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Professor of the Law of Property and Equity, University of Buckingham)

Robert Pearce is Professor Emeritus of the University of Buckingham, and of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He is former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter, sometime Professor of the Law of Property and Equity at the University of Buckingham, and has held academic appointments at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, the University of Lancaster, University College Cork, and the University of Western Ontario. He is Visiting Professor at the University of Gloucestershire. Warren Barr is Professor in Law and Head of Department (Liverpool Law School), School of Law and Social Justice, the University of Liverpool. He is a current member, and ex-Director, of the Charity Law and Policy Unit, Liverpool Law School. He is also Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and was named Law Teacher of the Year 2006.

Part I: The Importance of Equity 1: What is equity? 2: Equitable obligations 3: Equity and the management of property Part II: Creating the Relationship 4: Certainty 5: Constitution of trusts 6: Formalities 7: Policy limits Part III: Resulting and Constructive Trusts 8: Resulting trusts 9: Constructive trusts Part IV: Equity in Action 10: Interests in the family home 11: Evolution of rights in the family home 12: Proprietary estoppel 13: Clubs and societies 14: Wills and inheritance Part V: Charities 15: The role and status of charities 16: Charitable trusts 17: Cy-pres: redistributing funds and changing purposes 18: Control and Regulation of charities Part VI: Allocation of Benefit 19: Choosing who benefits 20: Fixed trusts 21: Powers of appointment 22: Discretionary trusts 23: Powers of advancement and maintenance 24: Variation of beneficial trusts Part VII: Managing Trusts 25: Management and delegation 26: Investment 27: Changing the trustees Part VIII: Checks, Controls, and Remedies 28: Control and accountability 29: Remedies against the trustee for breach of trust 30: Fiduciary duties 31: Remedies against strangers to the trust 32: Tracing Part IX: Equity's Contribution to Remedies 33: Rescission, rectification and account 34: Specific performance 35: Injunctions

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Pearce & Stevens' Trusts and Equitable Obligations by Robert Pearce (Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Professor of the Law of Property and Equity, Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Professor of the Law of Property and Equity, University of Buckingham)

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Robert Pearce (Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Professor of the Law of Property and Equity, Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Professor of the Law of Property and Equity, University of Buckingham)

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Pearce & Stevens' Trusts and Equitable Obligations Summary

Pearce & Stevens' Trusts and Equitable Obligations Reviews

About Robert Pearce (Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Professor of the Law of Property and Equity, Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Professor of the Law of Property and Equity, University of Buckingham)

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