Course Content:

• History & Outline of Equitable Jurisdiction
• Nature & Classification of Trusts
• Constitution of Trusts – Covenants to Settle
• The Three Certainties
• Private Purpose Trusts & Unincorporated Associations
• Formalities for Validity
• Perpetuities
• Beneficial Interests of Cohabitees
• Secret & Half-Secret Trusts
• Equitable Fraud Doctrine
• An Introduction to Charity
• Legal Definition of Charity
• Cy-Pres
• The Office of Trustee
• Power, Discretions & Duties of Trustees
• Breach of Trust
• Variation of Trusts
• Remedies
• Trusts, Conscience & Restitution

Reading List

Main Text:
Trusts – Todd & Lowrie (Blackstone Press)

Alternative Texts and Further Reading:
The Trusts of Land & Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 – Kenny (Sweet & Maxwell)

Cases and Materials
Beswick v Beswick [1968]
re Ralli’s WT [1964]
re Golay’s WT [1965]
re Hay’s ST [1982]
re Gestetner’s Settlement [1953]
re Astor’s ST [1952]
Leahy v AG for New South Wales [1959]
Vandervell v IRC [1967]
Lloyd’s Bank Plc v Carrick [1996]
The Rule Against Perpetuities (Law Commission Consultation Paper) [1993]
re Denley’s Trust Deed [1969]
Law Commission No 251 [1998]
Midland Bank v Cooke [1995]
Lloyds Bank plc v Rosset [1991]
Blackwell v Blackwell [1929]
re Keen [1937]
re Bateman’s WT [1970]
Hodgson v Marks [1971]
Binions v Evans [1972]
Bannister v Bannister [1948]
re Harwood [1936]
Law Commission’s Paper on Trustees Powers & Duties [1997]
Public Trustee Rules [1912]
re Erskine’s ST [1971]
Target Holdings Ltd v Redfern’s [1995]
re Luckings WT [1968]
re Pauling’s ST [1964]
re Suffert’s Settlement [1961]
Knocker v Youle [1986]
Goulding v James [1997]
re Cohen’s ST [1965]
American Cyanamid Co v Ethicon Ltd [1975]
Worth v Tyler [1974]
re Diplock [1948]
Hazell v Hammersmith & Fulham BC [1990]
Chase Manhattan Bank v Israel Brit Bank [1981]