Underhill and Hayton : law of trusts and trustees / Paul Matthews, Charles Mitchell, Prof Jonathan Harris QC (Hon.), Dr Sinéad Agnew .

London : LexisNexis Butterworths 2022.

20th edition

199779

Law relating to trusts and trustees.

Law of trusts and trustees.

Trusts and trustees -- England.

Trusts and trustees -- Wales.

DIVISION ONE: Key aspects of trusts and their terminology

1. Key aspects of trusts arid their terminology

DIVISION TWO: Express trusts

2. Introduction to Express Trusts

3. Matters essential to the prima facie validity of an express trust

4. Validity of declared trusts in relation to latent matters

5. The interpretation of executory trusts

6. The termination of trusts of property

DIVISION THREE: Trusts imposed by law

7. Trusts imposed by law

8. Resulting trusts

9. Constructive trusts

DIVISION FOUR: The administration of a trust

10. Disclaimer and acceptance of trusts

11. The estate of the trustee and its incidents

12. Trusts of land

13. The trustee's duties

14. The powers of the trustee

15. Powers of the beneficiaries

16. Powers of protectors and other persons charged with supervising trustees

17. The death, retirement or removal of trustees and the appointment of new trustees

18. Appointment of a judicial trustee

19. The Public Trustee

20. Administration of new trusts created under limited powers in the original settlement

21. The rights of the trustee

22. The right of trustees and beneficiaries to seek the assistance of the Public Trustee or the court in auditing or in administering the trust

DIVISION FIVE: The consequences of a breach of trust

23. Liability of trustees

24. Protection accorded to trustees in case of breach of trust

25. Liability of third parties and beneficiaries

DIVISION SIX: Conflict of laws issues and the Hague trusts convention

26. Conflict of laws issues and the Hague Trusts Convention

DIVISION SEVEN: Trusts in civil law countries

27. Trusts in civil law countries.

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Previous edition: 2015

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781474316088

ccxxix, 1495 pages ; 26 cm