Cohabitation and Trusts of Land - 284840

Written by a team of experts, Cohabitation and Trusts of Land examines the provisions of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act (TLATA) 1996. The book provides step-by-step guidance of the orders the court can make, who may apply and what the court must consider. Cohabitation and Trusts of Land also includes sample copies of the relevant forms and precedents, with advice on how to use them. This convenient, practical guide has been fully updated to take account of legal developments, the new edition of Cohabitation and Trusts of Land:

Gives a fully up-dated consideration of the decision of the House of Lords in Stack v Dowden[2007] and the decision of the Privy Council in Abbott v Abbott [2007]
Analyses the recent developments in equitable accounting and claims for occupation rent, including Murphy v Gooch [2007]
Includes updated and expanded practice and procedure in order to assist practitioners more versed in the Courts' family jurisdiction than civil jurisdiction, supported by useful precedents
Expands on the âstop press' in the 1st edition regarding the decision of the Court of Appeal in the Children Act Schedule 1 case of Morgan v Hill [2006], examining it in greater detail and detailing subsequent cases
Covers the Law Commission Report: "The Financial Consequences of Relationship Breakdown" published July 2007 and third party claims in matrimonial breakdown - intervening in ancillary relief proceedings
Provides updates on new material and subject areas, including 3rd party involvement

Contents

Introduction
Express declarations of trust
Constructive trusts
Resulting trusts
Quantification of beneficial interests
Proporietary estoppel
Personal obligations between co-owners
TLATA substantive provisions
Practice & Procedure
Engaged couples
Schedule 1 applications