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Lewin on Trusts, 19th Edition

Lewin on Trusts, 19th Edition

Name: Lewin on Trusts, 19th Edition
Brand: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
SKU: 9780414024366
Price: 3783.00 HKD
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Author: Lynton Tucker; Nicholas Le Poidevin, QC; James Brightwell
ISBN: 9780414024366

Edited by Lynton Tucker · Nicholas Le Poidevin, QC · James Brightwell

Sweet & Maxwell U.K. December 2014

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780414024366
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
Publication: December 2014
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Commonwealth, U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Frequently cited in court, Lewin on Trusts covers the entire law of trusts from general principles to current practice, ensuring you have all the information you need on the effective creation of trusts and the resolution of disputes and other problems that arise.

LEWIN ON TRUSTS:

Covers all aspects of trusts law, from creation of trusts and the role and duties of trustees, to beneficiaries and their interests and administration
Includes in-depth analysis of both general principles and the practical implications of trust law
Provides clear guidance on questions that arise in modern trusts practice
Analyses major decisions and applies them to the principles of the law and the practice and procedure they affect
Explores the impact of the latest case law
Explains breach of trust and available remedies
Deals with constructive trusts and asset tracing
Covers anti-money-laundering legislation in relation to trusts
Refers to Commonwealth decisions, suggesting solutions lacking in UK case law
Covers costs issues in trusts disputes

HIGHLIGHTS COVERED IN THIS NEW EDITION

A fully updated treatment of shams and, following Pitt v Holt, mistake and the re-stated principle in Re Hastings-Bass
An exposition of all recent statutes affecting trusts, including the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009, the Trusts (Capital and Income) Act 2013, the Presumption of Death Act 2013 and the Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014
A modern text on bribes and other unauthorised profits, after FHR European Ventures LLP and the Bribery Act 2010
A consideration of the vexed topic of limitation of trust claims in the light of Williams v Central Bank of Nigeria

A comprehensive account of the rules governing jurisdiction and choice of law in trust disputes, including disputes arising out of constructive trusts
A detailed statement of the law of co-ownership by cohabitants, as found in Jones v Kernott and later decisions
The fullest treatment of trusts arising under mutual wills and the Married Women’s Property Act
A discussion of confiscation and the civil recovery of the proceeds of crime as they impinge on trustees
New material on knowing receipt by a company and on the attribution of knowledge to a company in cases of fraud
An extensively revised account of the court’s powers in trust cases and the relevant procedural rules, including the incidence of costs and the new powers of costs management and costs capping