Publisher's Synopsis
This major work provides practitioners with an incisive examination of the many important developments in laws relating to trusts and trustees that have taken place since the last edition in 2006, as well as forecasting likely developments in the future. Comprehensive in its coverage and edited by a leading authority on trusts, this is the definitive work of reference on this subject for practitioners and academics alike. In particular, the 18th edition includes: * Extended discussion on sham trusts * Comprehensive updating of Equitable Proprietary Estoppels * Partial re-write of sections impacting mental capacity plus more on variations of foreign trusts and jurisdiction under Art 5(6) Reg 44/2001 * New material on equitable accounting re family homes * Acquisition of interests in family homes after HL in Stack v. Dowden as subsequently applied, presumption of advancement, the Norwich Pharmacal principle and the Limitation Act * New material on letters of wishes, the Hastings-Bass principle, and a beneficiary's derivative right to sue X if trustee will not.
