Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is a concise new textbook from Alastair Hudson - the author of the definitive classic, 'Equity and Trusts'. Through clear and careful analysis, the author explains what the law is, its foundational principles, and its social and economic effect. By beginning with the core principles on which this field is based, even the most complex academic debates concerning express, resulting and constructive trusts, the family home, charities law and other equitable doctrines become comprehensible and interesting.