Wills, Estates & Trusts

The flexible nature of trusts results in its continued development, especially in the areas of resulting and constructive trusts. This new edition offers substantially revised chapters on both types of trust, as well as many more caselaw references.

This book traces the development of resulting and constructive trusts to reflect a uniquely Canadian approach. This casebook situates the law of trusts in context for its readers, and discusses specialized topics such as unjust enrichment, taxation, and succession planning.

This book is meant to provide students, practitioners and teachers of the subject with a clear structure for understanding the basic law of trusts, while providing insight into the complexities of trust law.

The text analyzes the terms related to the common law trust, and some European trust-like mechanisms. The author explores the definition of trusts in different countries around the world, including Germany, Austria, France, Romania, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Canada, Georgia, and Russia. The focus of this text is to emphasize the problems of translation when it comes to trust and trust-like mechanisms.

Organized in a logical fashion, it gives readers a complete picture of the principles of trust law, enabling them to have an intuitive grasp of key concepts and doctrines.