Library Guides: Law: Equity and Trusts

Top Sites for Equity & Trusts

Law Commission
View projects relating to Property, Family and Trust law. Each project area, such as Cohabitation, Charities, Trustees Powers and Duties, Intestacy etc. are shown in a timeline from Consultation to Final Report, with all associated documents, responses and related information from the project timeline.
Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners
STEP provides education, training, representation and networking for its members, who are professionals specialising in trusts and estates, executorship, administration and related taxes. Some material e.g. leaflets is free to download
Charity Commission (Eng & Wales)
Publications, documents, some case reports and regulations
Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
Publications and guidance documents, recent case decisions and other useful information. See 'About Us' for overview on, and links to, NI charity legislation
The Association of Corporate Trustees
See the 'Review Index' tab for links to full text articles on a range of Trusts issues.
Law Society - Private Client
See the A-Z link and choose Private Client for information, links, articles and practice notes on equity and trusts
Law Reform Commission (Republic of Ireland)
Consultations and reports from the Law Commission dealing with a number of relevant topics, e.g. Law Commission website. Includes many important Law Comm. reports including LC260 - Trustees' Powers and Duties and LC251 - The Rules Against Perpetuities and Excessive Accumulations. Many of these reports inform the development of subsequent legislation.

Top 'Gateway' sites for Law

DO NOT rely on Google to locate legal information. It may not always be clear to which jurisdiction a webpage relates. Equally important - how current is the webpage? Has the legal case you are reading been appealed to a higher court or been overturned?

The websites below are highly recommended.

Featured website

alistairhudson.com

Alastair Hudson, author of a number of texts on equity, trust, finance and property law, has created an excellent site containing course notes, articles and detailed series of podcasts relating to the content of his core textbook, 'Equity & Trusts' (currently on its 8th edition).

There are also vidcasts on a more eclectic series of legal issues and a YouTube channel. Highly recommended

alastairhudson.com
Alastair Hudson's personal webpage with a host of excellent resources on a range of legal subjects including Equity & Trusts
Podcasts
Linked podcasts from 8th ed (2015) Equity & Trusts textbook

Companion websites for textbooks

The Oxford University Press Online Resources Centre contains chapter updates and useful articles and weblinks for a range of books on Equity and Trusts. Other useful books are listed below.