Trusts Law

This textbook is a comprehensive and accessible guide to Trusts Law and has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent developments in the area.

Many law students struggle with the concept of Trusts Law and it can take time to properly understand the complex body of rules that surround it.

This fifth edition of Trusts Law gives a clear and stimulating explanation of the law, and has been updated to reflect recent developments in the area. Written by an academic and a practitioner, the book moves beyond a purely descriptive account of the cases and statutes, offering an examination of the principles and policies they reflect and embody.

Trusts Law:

• explains exactly and concisely what the law is about and why the rules are as they are, essential for a subject often seen as difficult and alien
• provides a full account of the principles of trusts law, with in-depth analysis of the key cases
• connects closely to issues discussed in the academic literature and on which exams typically focus
• is written by authors with authority and insight.

The text is ideal for law undergraduates and GDL/CPE students with no background in the subject, while also addressing themes and arguments relevant to postgraduate students and researchers.

Useful features include chapter summaries, self-test exercises and suggestions for further reading.

Charlie Webb is an Associate Professor in the Department of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

Tim Akkouh is a Barrister at Erskine Chambers in London. He specialises in trusts, commercial, civil fraud and insolvency litigation.

‘This is a marvellous book. It manages to combine crystal clear summaries of all areas of trusts law with in-depth and insightful discussions of the principles and policies underlying those areas of the law. It should be compulsory reading for anyone studying the law of trusts.’ – Nick McBride, Director of Studies in Law, Pembroke College, Cambridge, UK

‘A clear and up-to-date account of the key principles of trusts law, this book covers the core debates of the subject in an accessible manner without over-simplification.’ – Claire de Than, Co-Director of the Centre for Law Justice and Journalism, City, University of London, UK and Law Commissioner, Jersey, UK