Snell's Equity

Acknowledged as the authority on equity, Snell deals with equitable principles and remedies, together with their application in trusts, probate and mortgages. Containing the most comprehensive coverage in this area, and frequently cited in court, it offers expert interpretation of the rules of equity and how they can be applied in different situations. This new, 30th edition includes: * Examination of the nature of equities and the maxims of equity. * Discussion of dealings with equities including assignments of choses in action, and priorities. * Detailed coverage of the three main substantative fields of equity jurisdiction, namely trusts, the administration of assets, and securities, particularly mortgages. * Analysis of the five ancient equitable doctrines of conversion, reconversion, election, performance and satisfaction. * Individual assessment of the situations in which equity has intervened to safeguard those who, by their status or their circumstances, are in need of protection. * Consideration of a wide range of equitable remedies.
New material in this edition includes coverage of the continuing developments in case law in the fields of constructive trusts, undue influence, subrogation, estoppel, co-ownership interests, injunctions and specific performance. Additionally, the growing application of trusts and fiduciary obligations in commercial contexts is taken into account. Of the many new statutes referred to in the new edition, arguably the most important is the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996. The clear narrative in Snell's Equity, with its lucid definitions, clarification of how the principles are put into practice and the descriptions of the range of remedies available, means that the book has all the information you need to understand equity as a supplement and corrective to common law.