Constructive Trusts

Description

diploma Contract Law Mind Map on Constructive Trusts, created by lorriehone on 05/01/2014.
lorriehone
Mind Map by lorriehone, updated more than 1 year ago
lorriehone
Created by lorriehone over 10 years ago
39
0

Resource summary

Constructive Trusts
  1. operation of law and may arise when:
    1. property acquired by unlawful killing
      1. killer treated as deceased when allocating trust property
        1. forfeiture act 1982
        2. applies to manslaughter, murder & related offences
        3. property acquired by fraud
          1. property must be able to be subject to equitable interest
            1. fraud: the purpose of the defeating benefit of the trust
            2. mutual wills
              1. must be an agreement
                1. prevents fraud
                  1. may be an obligation if only one party believed there was an agreement
                2. unauthorised profits
                  1. not entitled to make profit
                    1. no conflict allowed
                    2. knowledge gained by fiduciary position may be accountable for any profit
                  2. would be unconscionable to deny interest
                    1. Lord Denning: remedy to prevent unjust enrichment
                      1. courts reluctant to use as remedy
                        1. must be a breach of fiduciary duty
                      2. property must already be vested
                        1. remedy is against the property, not trustee
                        2. not subject to s53 formalities
                          Show full summary Hide full summary

                          Similar

                          Contract Law
                          sherhui94
                          Exemption clauses
                          pavlina.hunt
                          Contract Law
                          Tim Mitchell
                          Contract Law Key Terms
                          jdavisbyhs
                          GCSE law Consumer Contract B144 WHOLE UNIT
                          Angela Dickinson
                          CONTRACT LAW
                          remy.richman
                          Express Terms
                          Aryn Rozali
                          Law of Contract
                          Laura Tamás
                          Lease - Umowa najmu lokalu
                          PJ. K
                          Misrepresentation
                          pavlina.hunt
                          Consideration
                          chloe.crismani