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The Fifth edition of this well-known and respected text provides an updated and thorough account of the principles of equity and trusts in Hong Kong. It is a comprehensive collection of all relevant Hong Kong case law and principles to 2022.
In addition, this book includes references to major English and Australian decisions in order to provide the reader with a better understanding of underlying issues or controversies.
What's new in this Edition
The Fifth Edition involves shifting some major sections and sub-sections from their original position to different chapter of the book which better highlight their relevance. Readers should be able to continue to quickly identify the legal principles, and to find illustration by case examples that follow.
Remarks: Student Edition is available for Hong Kong local university students. Please click here if you are student.
Chapter 1 .... Nature, History and Maxims of Equity
Chapter 2 .... Jurisdiction and Power
Chapter 3 .... Equitable Rights, Titles and Interests
Chapter 4 .... Equitable Assignments
Chapter 5 .... Estoppel
Chapter 6 .... Fiduciary Obligations
Chapter 7 .... Unconscionable Transactions
Chapter 8 .... Penalties and Forfeiture
Chapter 9 .... Con dential Information
Chapter 10 .... Subrogation
Chapter 11 .... Contribution
Chapter 12 .... Minor Doctrines
Chapter 13 .... The Nature of Trusts
Chapter 14 .... Express Trusts
Chapter 15 .... The Variation and Termination of Trusts
Chapter 16 .... Charitable Trusts
Chapter 17 .... Resulting Trusts
Chapter 18 .... Constructive Trusts
Chapter 19 .... The Trustee
Chapter 20 .... Rights of the Bene ciary
Chapter 21 .... Specific Trustees
Chapter 22 .... Equitable Defences
Chapter 23 .... Specic Performance
Chapter 24 .... Injunctions
Chapter 25 .... Declarations
Chapter 26 .... Damages in Equity
Chapter 27 .... Minor Remedies
Lawrence Ma
- B Comm, LLB, LLM, MCIArb, AHKIArb, TEP
- Adjunct Professor in Law, Nankai University, Tianjin
- Director, China Law Society
- Barrister-at-Law
- Lawrence Ma Chambers, Hong Kong
Lawrence holds three degrees from the University of Queensland - a Bachelor of Commerce, a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws by thesis. He was a pupil to Mr James Douglas QC (now the Hon Justice Douglas of the Supreme Court of Queensland) and was admitted to practice at the Queensland Bar in April 1996. In 1999, Mr Ma extended his professional practice to the New South Wales Bar and had then been the only Chinese-speaking barrister to practise at the Australian Bar.
During his practice in Sydney, Mr Ma specialised in general commercial and trust-related litigation. He passed the Overseas Barristers Qualifying Examination set by the Hong Kong Bar Association in 2006 and is currently practising at the Hong Kong Bar. Mr Ma is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and has delivered many talks on updates to trust law in Hong Kong.
"In 2011, when reviewing the second edition of "Equity and Trusts Law in Hong Kong", I wrote that the work was to be welcomed and would surely have a third edition. The appearance of this fourth edition further bears out that optimism."
- The Hon. William Gummow A.C. Non-Permanent Judge, Court of Final Appeal [Foreword to the Fourth Edition]
"This admirable work, ... continues to be an extremely useful treatise on equity and trusts to local practitioners and judges. It contains all the important topics in this area of the law, with elaborate exposition of the relevant concepts and principles, supported by cases decided in England, Australia, Hong Kong and other common law courts. It is comprehensively researched and presented in a clear and systematic way."
- Patrick Chan, Non Permanent Judge, Court of Final Appeal [Foreword to the Third Edition]
