Alastair Hudson's Equity and Trusts is an ideal textbook for undergraduate courses on the law of trusts and equitable remedies. It provides a clear, current and comprehensive account of the subject. The author's enthusiasm and expertise shine through, helping to bring to life an area of the law which students often find challenging.

Part 1: Fundamentals of Equity and Trusts; 1. Introduction; 2. Understanding the Trust; Part 2: Express Trusts; 3. Certainty in the Creation of Express Trusts; 4. The Rights of Beneficiaries and the Beneficiary Principle; 5. Formalities in the Creation of Express Trusts; 6. Secret Trusts; 7. Essay - The Nature of Express Trusts; Part 3: Administration of Trusts; 8. The Duties of Trustees; 9. The Investment of Trusts; 10. The Powers of Trustees and the Variation of Trusts; Part 4: Trusts Implied by Law; 11. Resulting Trusts; 12. Constructive Trusts; 13. Equitable Estoppel; 14. Essay - Thinking About the Law on Fiduciaries; Part 5: Equity, Trusts and the Home; 15. Trusts of Homes; 16. Trusts of Land; 17. Essay - Family Law, Human Rights Law and Equity; Part 6: Breach of Trust and Related Equitable Claims; 18. Breach of Trust; 19. Tracing; 20. The Liability of Strangers to Account for Involvement in a Breach of Trust; Part 7: Commercial Uses of Trusts; 21. Commerce, International Trusts Law and Dealing with Property; 22. Quistclose Trusts; 23. Mortgages, Charges and Taking Security; Part 8: Welfare Uses of Trusts; 24. Occupational Pension Funds; 25. Charities; Part 9: Equitable Remedies; 26. Specific Performance; 27. Injunctions and Confidences; 28. Rescission and Rectification; 29. Doctrine of Notice and Undue Influence; 30. Miscellaneous Equitable Remedies; Part 10: Theoretical Questions Relating to Equity and Trusts; 31. The Nature of Property in Equity and Trusts; 32. Equity, Chaos and Social Complexity