Author Description

"Alastair Hudson's Equity and Trusts is an ideal textbook for undergraduate courses on the law of trusts and equitable remedies. It provides a clear, current and comprehensive account of the subject through which the author's enthusiasm and expertise shine through, helping to bring to life an area of the law which students often find difficult. Beginning with the core principles, Alastair Hudson reinforces the key points by means of clear examples throughout each chapter, helping students to build and develop their own knowledge of equity and trusts. A set of lively, discursive essays reflecting on the law then begin to outline the broader political, social and economic context of the subject and encourage the reader to begin to engage with their own critical analysis. The eighth edition of Equity and Trusts will be edited and updated to include discussion of the key developments in the subject since publication of the seventh edition in 2012, including the latest case law and potential for regulation relating to cohabitation and shared ownership as well as cases arising in the light of the enforcement of the Charities Act 2006"-- "This Eighth Edition contains an analysis of the Supreme Court decisions in Pitt v Holt, Futter v Futter, Jones v Kernott and Re Lehman Brothers (Europe) v CRC; and the decisions in FHR European Ventures v Mankarious, Armstrong v Winnington and Independent Trustee Services v GK Noble and Morris. It also includes coverage of all of the cases which have stemmed from the financial crisis; a new treatment of the Charities Act 2011 and of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009; as well as a new treatment of the law on bribery and secret profits; a full treatment of the law on super-injunctions; and analysis of many other new cases. Equity and Trusts remains the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the law of Equity and Trusts, while still a lively and thoughtful account of the issues raised by it. This book has been cited as being authoritative in the courts of numerous countries"--