Pearce & Stevens' Trusts and Equitable Obligations (7^th Ed.)

Written in a fresh and lively style and supported by a strong analytical framework, the seventh edition of Pearce & Stevens' Trusts and Equitable Obligations continues to provide students with a relevant and exciting examination of a subject that can seem remote and difficult. The authors take a modern and conceptual approach to the wide array of topics covered in undergraduate equity and trusts modules, helping students explore the many ways in which trusts impact on everyday life, and in the world of finance and commerce. The text is accessible without compromising detailed critical comment, and engages with key issues such as the protection of privacy, enforcing informal promises, trusts and the family home, and challenges affecting the charity sector. Online resources: The text is accompanied by online resources containing updates and a glossary of terms for students. For lecturers the site provides a test bank of multiple choice questions and PowerPoint slides to use in teaching.

Robert Pearce is Professor Emeritus of the University of Buckingham, and of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He is former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter, sometime Professor of the Law of Property and Equity at the University of Buckingham, and has held academic appointments at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, the University of Lancaster, University College Cork, and the University of Western Ontario. He is Visiting Professor at the University of Gloucestershire. Warren Barr is Professor in Law and Head of Department (Liverpool Law School), School of Law and Social Justice, the University of Liverpool. He is a current member, and ex-Director, of the Charity Law and Policy Unit, Liverpool Law School. He is also Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and was named Law Teacher of the Year 2006.