Law of Equity and Trusts

53 PAGES (22243 WORDS) Civil Law Study/Lesson Note

LAW OF EQUITY AND TRUSTS PART I AND II


TABLE OF CONTENTS


LAW OF EQUITY PART 1


DEFINITION OF EQUITY.


NATURE, ORIGIN AND RECEPTION OF EQUITY.


THE MAXIMS AND PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY


NATURE OF EQUITABLE INTEREST AND THE DOCTRINE OF NOTICE.9


EQUITABLE INTEREST AND LEGAL ESTATES


THE DOCTRINE OF NOTICE.


PRIORITY.


PARTICULAR EQUITABLE INTERESTS.


ASSIGNMENT OF CHOSES IN ACTION.


DISTINCTION BETWEEN NOVATION AND ASSIGNMENT.


THE DOCTRINE OF CONVERSION


THE DOCTRINE OF SATISFACTION.


THE DOCTRINE OF PERFORMANCE


THE DOCTRINE OF ELECTION.


THE REMEDY OF INJUNCTION.


SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE.


THE REMEDY OF RESCISSION.


RECTIFICATION.


DEFENCES AVAILABLE TO EQUITABLE REMEDIES.


 


EQUITY PART II/LAW OF TRUSTS.


DEFINITION OF TRUST.


TRUST DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHER LEGAL CONCEPTIONS.


CLASSIFICATION OF TRUST


EXPRESS PRIVATE TRUST


ESSENTIALS OF A TRUST… THE THREE CERTAINTIES.


COMPLETELY AND INCOMPLETELY CONSTITUTED TRUST


TRUST OF IMPERFECT OBLIGATION.


RESULTING AND CONSTRUCTIVE TRUSTS.


CHARITABLE TRUSTS.


TRUSTEES. APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATION, DUTIES, POWERS, DETERMINATION, REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF TRUST, ETC.


THE EQUITABLE REMEDY OF TRACING.


PERPETUITIES AND ACCUMULATION.


 


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