• Combines an informal writing style with engaging learning features making this an ideal text for students new to the study of equity and trusts
• Focuses on modern cases in the commercial sphere, enabling students to make connections between the subject and the practical and social application of the law
• Includes interesting and engaging examples taken from non-legal sources, such as film and literature, to enliven the text
• Written by an author with a vast amount of experience in researching, teaching and writing on the subject
• Self-assessment and research exercises are integrated throughout the text and accompanied by outline answers on the accompanying online resource centre, encouraging students to test and reinforce their own learning and providing guidance on how to tackle a question and structure a reasoned and balanced answer
• Diagrams and flowcharts are presented in a fresh colour design and the many headings guide the reader's progress through the subject
• A testbank of multiple choice questions is available for lecturers via the Online Resource Centre.

Readership: Second or third year undergraduates studying courses in equity and trusts or trusts on the LLB.

Gary Watt, Reader in Law, Warwick Law School, The University of Warwick

""Unlike other textbooks, [Gary Watt's Equity and Trusts Law: Directions] looks at the law in an innovative and engaging way....[it] is well-written and provides an excellent overview of what is often considered a stuffy and difficult area of law....To my mind, this is an invaluable text for students studying equity and trusts law." - Student Law Journal"

1: Introduction to Equity and Trusts
2: Understanding Trusts
3: Capacity and Formailty Requirements
4: Certainty Requirements
5: The Constitution of Trusts
6: Public Policy Limitations on the Formation of Trusts
7: Purpose Trusts
8: Charitable Trusts
9: Variation of Trusts
10: Trustee Appointments
11: The Nature of Trusteeship
12: Trustees' Duties
13: Maintenance and Advancement
14: Investment
15: Breach of Trust: Defences and Relief
16: Resulting and Constructive Trusts
17: Informal Trusts of Land
18: Tracing
19: The Equitable Liability of Strangers to the Trust
20: Equitable Doctrines and Remedies