The most engaging and student-focused text, cases, and materials on equity, providing an authoritative account in a single volume. Paul Davies and Graham Virgo provide a comprehensive guide to trusts and equity in a single volume. Drawing on a judiciously balanced selection of case extracts, journal articles, and academic writing, Davies and Virgo present their authoritative commentary on the law with clarity and rigour. Key features: - An expertly selected range of legal extracts is complemented by unparalleled author commentary, providing clear explanation and analysis of the legal principles behind key decisions in a single volume - Further reading and extensive footnotes encourage students to think critically around the subject and develop relevant research skills - 'Central Issues' listed at the start of chapters outline the key topics covered and help students build a conceptual understanding of the subject - Scenario-based questions posed at the end of chapters frame the law in its practical context while giving students an opportunity to assess their own level of understanding New to this edition: Fully updated to incorporate developments in the law and recent case law including Guest v Guest [2022] (proprietary estoppel), Byers v Saudi National Bank [2023] (knowing receipt), Butler-Sloss v Charity Commission for England and Wales [2022] (ethical investment), Group Seven Ltd. v Notable Services LLP [2019] (dishonest assistance), Grand View Private Trust Co Ltd. v Wen-Young Wong [2022] (improper purpose), Attorney General v Zedra Fidcuiary Services (UK) Ltd. [2023] (cy-près), Prickly Bay Waterside Ltd. v British American Insurance Co Ltd. (Quistclose trust), Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) v Attorney General [2020] (charities and fiduciaries); Frenkel v LA Micro Group (UK) Ltd. [2024] (formalities and vendor purchaser constructive trust), Hudson v Hathway [2023] (common intention constructive trust). Digital formats and resources: The 4th edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Law Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

Review from previous edition Clear, student-friendly, close to the course; an excellent introduction to a wide range of reading materials. * Dr Dominic de Cogan, Christ's College, Cambridge *
A superb book - a coherent, yet erudite, exposition of the law with an excellent selection of cases and materials. * Hazel McLean, University of Exeter *
I think this is an excellent part of the suite of textbooks for trusts law. It has a good combination of texts, cases and materials, and I think this is one of the more accessible textbooks on the subject. * Dr Craig Prescott, University of Winchester *

Paul S. Davies is Professor of Commercial Law at UCL and a Barrister at Essex Court Chambers. He has written widely in private law, and is also the author of Accessory Liability (Hart Publishing, 2015; revised paperback edition, 2017), which won the main Inner Temple Book Prize in 2018 and a Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship awarded by the Society of Legal Scholars in 2015. In 2020 Paul was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in Law. Graham Virgo (KC (Hon)) is Professor of English Private Law at the University of Cambridge; Master of Downing College, Cambridge; member of XXIV Old Buildings and a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn. He is the author of several books on private law, including The Principles of Equity and Trusts (5th ed, 2023, Oxford University Press) and The Principles of the Law of Restitution (4th ed, 2024, Oxford University Press).”