Defences in equity /

This book is the fourth in a series of essay collections on defences in private law. It addresses defences to liability arising in equity. The essays range from those adopting a mainly doctrinal perspective to others that explore the law from a more philosophical perspective. Some essays concentrate...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Davies, Paul S (Law teacher) (Editor), Douglas, Simon, 1983- (Editor), Goudkamp, James, 1980- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2018
Series:Hart Studies in Private Law: Essays on Defences
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Paul S Davies, Simon Douglas and James Goudkamp
  • Equitable defences as meta-law
  • Henry E Smith
  • Set-off and the nature of equity
  • Robert Stevens
  • Purchase for value without notice
  • David Fox
  • "Beneficiaries" "consent to trustees" "unauthorised acts"
  • Ying Khai Liew and Charles Mitchell
  • Breach of fiduciary duty : consent and prior court authorisation
  • Simone Degeling
  • Exemption clauses in trusts
  • Philip Sales
  • Professional advice
  • Michael Ashdown
  • Want of causation as a defence to liability for misapplication of trust assets
  • PG Turner
  • Laying the axe to the root of the tree : shielding a co-trustee from liability
  • Joshua Getzler
  • Marshalling marshalling
  • Christopher Hare
  • Illegality in equity
  • Paul S Davies
  • The future of clean hands
  • Nicholas J McBride
  • "Not slavishly nor always" : equity and limitation statutes
  • Mark Leeming
  • The importance of being earnest: the doctrines of laches and acquiescence
  • Lusina Ho
  • Introduction / Paul S Davies, Simon Douglas and James Goudkamp
  • Equitable defences as meta-law / Henry E Smith
  • Set-off and the nature of equity / Robert Stevens
  • Purchase for value without notice / David Fox
  • "Beneficiaries" "consent to trustees" "unauthorised acts" / Ying Khai Liew and Charles Mitchell
  • Breach of fiduciary duty : consent and prior court authorisation / Simone Degeling
  • Exemption clauses in trusts / Philip Sales
  • Professional advice / Michael Ashdown
  • Want of causation as a defence to liability for misapplication of trust assets / PG Turner
  • Laying the axe to the root of the tree : shielding a co-trustee from liability / Joshua Getzler
  • Marshalling marshalling / Christopher Hare
  • Illegality in equity / Paul S Davies
  • The future of clean hands / Nicholas J McBride
  • "Not slavishly nor always" : equity and limitation statutes / Mark Leeming
  • The importance of being earnest: the doctrines of laches and acquiescence / Lusina Ho