Equity & Trusts

• These lecture notes will: • Outline what express private trusts are • Explain what is meant by ‘the three certainties’ • Explore two of the three certainties – intention and subject matter (main focus)

This document provides a detailed lecture note on charitable and non-char trusts. It talks about charitable trusts and goes through examples and explains the area of law. Also, this doc outlines the Trusts of imperfect obligation (what they are, the categories and the appropriate cases for the categories). Re Denley trusts is also discussed with examples and the case judgment. For unincorporated association, the options (gift to members, trust to members, contract holding theory and on trust for...

This document contains lecture notes for equity and trusts. There are explanations for all the dispositions with examples and reasoning why that is the disposition claimed. You will also find the Baden case judgements explained by all three judges. Other cases to support the topic are also explained with charts. There is a summary at the end of each section to help you understand when to use which disposition.

Case table produced by 1st class law student. Includes: - Facts of case (where needed) - Quotes/judgment - Significance/ critical analysis This case table includes key cases on trustees' powers and duties, with sub-topics on; the duty of investment, duty of care, diversification Please note that these are my own revision notes, and therefore some cases are less detailed than others as I tailored this to my own exams.

Case table produced by a 1st class student. Includes: - Ratio/judgments - Significance of case e.g. policy reasonings of judgment - Link to other cases This case table is for constructive trusts in the Equity and Trusts course. Includes sub-topics of: - Bribes and secret commissions - No profit rule - Particular focus on FHR European Ventures LLP and others v Cedar Capital Partners LLC and its policy reasoning Please note that not all elements of the case table are completed. The...

Case table produced by a 1st class student. Includes: - Facts of the case (where needed) - Ratio/judgment - Critical analysis - Section for reform This case table is for resulting trusts in an Equity & Trusts course. The subtopics included are: - General rules of a presumption of a resulting trust - The argument of illegality (detailed case analysis of Patel v Mirza in particular, especially of the three-strands of illegality) - Cases post- Patel v Mirza - Reform of a presumed resu...

Case table produced by a 1st class student. Includes: - Facts of the case (where needed) - Quotes/judgment - Critical analysis This case table is for charitable and non-charitable purpose trusts. There are cases for the following sub-topics: - Charitable trusts - Testamentary trust of imperfect obligation - Non-charitable purpose trusts - Unincorporated associations (contract holding theory and Re Lipkinski rules) Please note that not all elements of the case table are completed...

Case Table produced by a 1st class student. Includes: - Facts of the case - Ratio judgments - Dissenting judgments (if applicable) - Critical analysis These cases are for express private trusts, namely for the 3 certainties of express trusts. Please note that not all elements of the case table are completed. These were my own revision notes and therefore cases that I regarded as less significant for my exams have less detail in.

Tutorial notes from a 1st class student.