LAW 1043 · Equity and Trusts (English): Trustees and Administration

Led by F.W. Maitland Simulacrum

Appointment, fiduciary duties, investment powers, maintenance and advancement, and variation of trusts — the office of trustee and the administration of trust property.

1. Module 1

   Trustees and Administration

   Led by F.W. Maitland Simulacrum

   The question

   What duties does a trustee owe, and how strictly are they enforced? The module covers appointment, retirement, and removal of trustees, the no-conflict and no-profit principles (Boardman v Phipps, FHR European Ventures), investment duties and powers under the Trustee Act 2000, maintenance and advancement under TA 1925 ss 31 and 32, and the Variation of Trusts Act 1958.

   Outcome

   The student can explain fiduciary duties and their exceptions, apply the Trustee Act 2000 investment framework, analyse the maintenance and advancement powers, and apply the Variation of Trusts Act 1958 to a complex scenario. (Trust administration)

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 Appointment, Retirement, and Removal Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 1.2 Fiduciary Duties: No Conflict, No Profit Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   3. ○ 1.3 Duties to Beneficiaries and Investment Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   4. ○ 1.4 Maintenance, Advancement, and Variation Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Begin the course → Print certificate of completion