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Equity and trusts law is a vibrant and fast-moving area of the legal system. UNLOCKING TRUSTS will ensure that you grasp the main concepts with ease providing you with an essential foundation for further study or practice. The book explains in detailed, yet straightforward, terms: Historical outlines of equity Constructive trusts Introduction to trusts Secret trusts and mutual wills The 'three certainties' test Private purpose trusts Constitution of an express trust Appointment, retirement and removal of trustees Exceptions to the rule that equity will not assist a volunteer Duties and powers of trustees Formalities for the creation of express trusts Variation of trusts Discretionary trusts Breach of trust. Resulting trusts This fourth edition is fully up-to-date with the latest developments in the law and now includes all significant new cases plus more detail on recent judicial developments in proprietary estoppel and the doctrine of proportionality.