- Paperback: 864 pages
- Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell; 7th Revised edition edition (22 Oct 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0421630000
- ISBN-13: 978-0421630000
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,093,284 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This seventh edition of the classic text The Modern Law of Trusts sets out the underlying principles which govern this area of law, and explores in detail the administration of trusts. A J Oakley draws on a wealth of experience in both teaching and practice to provide the reader with an accessible guide to the law and the overall function of trusts. This edition offers new chapters on Pension Trusts and the Conflict of Trusts, whilst other chapters have been restructured to make them more accessible to the reader. The Modern Law of Trusts will be welcomed by teachers and students at undergraduate level, vocational students and practitioners.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is written in the style of a friendly guide to law rather than a textbook. This creates confusion as the book sets out to discuss in detail problems with trusts in the English common law but does so in a fudgy you know what I mean kind of a way. Discussion centres around conceptual, more abstract, aspects of trusts and equity but with inadequate reference to the technical nature of the law (you really need to be able to supply this for yourself). Worse still, Parker and Mellows do not address all issues relevant to law students and their tendancy to gloss over some of the more technical aspects of the law explains why their conclusions leave the reader feeling unsatisfied. I would only recommend this book to someone who has a good basic knowledge of trusts as a basis for discussion. It is not an accurate guide to the law and is likely to confuse the undergraduate and mentally damage the more general reader.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Trust and equity is not the easiest of subjects to grasp. But once you've got a clear outline of what it is all about, it is manageable. I think this is the strong point of the book. Compared to other books of the same genre, the chapters are arranged in a manner which made more sense to me. Although the language might be rather abstract and difficult to read for a first-timer who is not used to reading legal texts, this book helps a lot for someone who has a basic knowledge of the subject. I strongly recommend it for deeper reading. It beats reading 5 or 6 easier texts.
Format:Paperback
I'm an oxford law student. Trying to study from this textbook has been an absolute nightmare. It seems to assume a lot of knowledge on the part of the reader, leaving the student lost, confused and frustrated. Furthermore, it does not discuss the key cases in a way that is digestible and clear. In summarising the problem with this textbook, I would say that the textbook is closer to being a book of a professor's ramblings than a book containing clear, structured explanation.
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