University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law

Equity (Tripos)

Reading List

Hanbury and Martin, Modern Equity (18th ed 2009) or
Parker and Mellows, The Modern Law of Trusts (9th ed 2008) or
Pearce, Stevens and Barr, Law of Trusts and Equitable Obligations (5th ed 2010) or
Pettit, Equity and the Law of Trusts (11th ed 2009) or
Hayton and Mitchell, Cases and Commentary on The Law of Trusts (13th ed 2010) or
Maudsley and Burn, Trusts and Trustees: Cases and Materials (7th ed 2008) or
Moffat, Trusts Law: Text and Materials (5th ed 2009)

Blackstone’s Statutes on Property Law (any recent ed) or
Butterworths’ Property Law Handbook (latest ed)

Students are advised to ensure that their copy of statutory materials includes the Charities Act 2006.

For reference

Birks and Pretto (ed), Breach of Trust (2002)
Chambers, Resulting Trusts (1997)
Goff and Jones, The Law of Restitution (7th ed 2007)
Hayton, Extending the Boundaries of Trusts and Similar Ring-Fenced Assets (2002)
Lewin on Trusts (18th ed 2008)
Meagher, Gummow and Lehane, Equity: Doctrines and Remedies (4th ed 2002)
Mitchell (ed), Constructive and Resulting Trusts (2010)
Oakley, Constructive Trusts (3rd ed 1997)
Oakley (ed), Trends in Contemporary Trust Law (1996)
Smith, The Law of Tracing (1997)
Snell, Equity (32nd ed 2010)
Swadling (ed), The Quistclose Trust: Critical Essays (2004)
Underhill and Hayton, Law Relating to Trusts and Trustees (18th ed 2010)

For general introduction

Gardner, An Introduction to the Law of Trusts (3rd ed 2011)
Hayton, The Law of Trusts (4th ed 2003)
Worthington, Equity (2nd ed 2006)