Law of Trusts

Liability of third parties

This lecture examines the basis of liability and circumstances when a stranger to a trust may become liable to account for his wrongdoing.

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Charitable Trusts

This lecture provides a comprehensive analysis of the law relating to charitable trusts.

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Trusts of the family home

This lecture explains the development of the law concerning trusts of the family home.

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Constructive trusts

This lecture focuses on the theoretical justification for constructive trusts and explores when they may be declared by the courts

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Secret trusts

This recorded lecture presentation provides a thorough analysis of the law relating to secret and half-secret trusts.

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Private purpose trusts

In this recorded lecture presentation Mohamed Ramjohn considers the law relating to private purpose trusts.

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Tracing Q&A

This lecture (recorded live) considers the law of tracing and applies it to an examination problem question.

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Creation of express trusts

In this lecture presentation the creation of express trusts is considered with the focus on declarations of trust.

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Unincorporated associations

In this lecture the issues of gifts made to unincorporated associations and their winding up are considered.

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Resulting trusts

In this lecture the law concerning resulting trusts and their theoretical basis is considered in detail.

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Constitution of a trust Q&A

This lecture (recorded live) explains how to answer an examination question on Constitution of a Trust.

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Formalities

This lecture analyses the formal requirements for the inter vivos creation of trusts of land and dispositions of subsisting equitable interests under ss 53(1)(b) and 53(1)(c) of the LPA 1925.

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Exceptions to the rule that equity will not assist a volunteer.

In this lecture the rule in Strong v Bird (1874), donatio mortis causa (death bed gifts) and proprietary estoppel are explained and discussed.

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Constitution of an express trust

In this lecture the principles governing the constitution of an express trust, the modes of creation and the consequences of perfect and imperfect trusts are explained.

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