Oosterhoff on Trusts, Ninth Edition provides a clear understanding of the basic law of trusts and provides insight into the complexities of trust law.

This text was prepared to incorporate the vast changes in the law of trusts since the previous edition. It is meant to provide students, practitioners, and teachers of the subject with a clear structure for understanding the basic law of trusts, while providing insight into the complexities of trust law. The textual material is designed to give students a framework for understanding and analyzing the cases and materials that will enable them to be self-directed in learning.

New in this edition

• Thorough revision of all text and commentary
• Updated with new case and statute law, including the New Brunswick Trustees Act that is based on the Uniform Trustee Act of 2012

Material on

• Aboriginal settlement trusts
• Sham trusts
• Gratuitous transfer to trustee of pre-existing trust
• Resettlement of trust
• Administrative and cy-près schemes
• Public appeals (fundraising)
• Rebutting presumptions in context of illegal purposes
• Personal liability of trustees
• Exculpatory clauses
• Tracing into the payment of a debt