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Contents: Law and equity and an introduction to the trust -- The Nature of the trust: its operation and applications in society and economy -- Constitution of trusts and covenants to settle -- The Three certainties and the significance of the beneficiary principle -- Formalities and other requirements for validity -- Perpetuities -- Introduction to resulting and constructive trusts -- Resulting trusts, gifts to non-charitable unincorporated associations and pensions funds -- Beneficial interests in the family home: a case study -- Secret and half-secret trust(and constructive and resulting trusts) -- Equitable fraud and the constructive trust -- An Introduction to charity -- The Legal definition of charity -- Cy pres -- The Office of trustee: commencement and termination -- Powers, directions and duties of trustees -- Variation of trusts -- Breach of trust -- Remedies.