Fully updated including new chapters and substantial new material, Essential Equity and Trusts now in its second edition, treats the key issues of equity and trusts lucidly and comprehensively. This restructured edition is an ideal guide to the subject for undergraduate law students. The text covers the major cases with which a student needs to be familiar and examines the complexities surrounding the study of equity and trusts. Written in accessible language, the text explains everything from the history of equity and trusts to recent developments. Topics include: equitable rights and interests, equitable assignment of legal property and chapters on the different types of trusts. Each chapter opens with a checklist highlighting key areas of the topic, which is followed by an expanded treatment of the subject. This student-friendly text gives readers a sound understanding of equity and trusts on which to build their knowledge and is also an ideal revision aid.