Jacobs’ Law of Trusts in Australia, 8th edition

Jacobs’ Law of Trusts in Australia, 8th edition is an authoritative work responding to developments of trust law over the last decade in all Australian jurisdictions.

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There are chapters on the important areas of superannuation and choice of law. The balance of chapters have been substantially rewritten to reflect the decisions and statutes of the last ten years, with particular attention to the areas of charitable, resulting and constructive trusts; the duties and liabilities of trustees; and tracing trust property. This text provides practitioners, law students and academics with a comprehensive and clearly presented account of the law.

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  • Authoritative and comprehensive
  • Coverage of all Australian jurisdictions
  • Up to date case law analysis

Related Titles

Heydon, Leeming & Turner, Equity Doctrines and Remedies, 5th edition, 2014
Heydon & Leeming, Cases and Materials on Equity and Trusts, 8th edition, 2011

 

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Table of contents

Chapter 1 – The Nature of a Trust


Chapter 2 – The Distinction between a Trust and certain other Legal Institutions


Chapter 3 – The Classifications of Trusts


Chapter 4 – Capacity to Create a Trust


Chapter 5 – Express Trusts: Certainty of Intention, Subject Matter and Object


Chapter 6 – Express Trusts: Complete Constitution or Consideration


Chapter 7 –Express Trusts: The Requirement of Writing


Chapter 8 – The Interpretation of the Trust


Chapter 9 –When an Express Trust may Fail or be Set Aside


Chapter 10 – Charitable Trusts


Chapter 11 – Purpose Trusts


Chapter 12 – Resulting Trusts


Chapter 13– Constructive Trusts


Chapter 14 – Capacity to be a Trustee


Chapter 15 – The Appointment, Retirement and Removal of Trustees


Chapter 16 – Duties, Powers and Discretions of a Trustee


Chapter 17 – Duties of a Trustee


Chapter 18 – The Duty to Invest Trust Funds


Chapter 19- Duty of Impartiality


Chapter 20 – Powers of a Trustee


Chapter 21 – Rights of Trustees


Chapter 22 – Liability of a Trustee


Chapter 23 – The Rights of a Beneficiary


Chapter 24 – What may be Trust Property


Chapter 25 – Vesting of the Trust Property


Chapter 26 – Conversion


Chapter 27 – Tracing Trust Property


Chapter 28 – Trusts in the Conflict of Laws


Chapter 29 – The Trust Aspect of Superannuation