Cambridge Law Tripos · Part II
Cambridge Equity
Equity is a Part II module on the University of Cambridge Law Tripos. The body of principles that supplements the common law — above all the trust, the most important contribution of English law to private-law thinking.
What Equity covers
- The nature and maxims of equity
- The three certainties and formalities
- Constitution of trusts
- Resulting and constructive trusts
- Charitable trusts
- Trustees' duties and powers
- Breach of trust, remedies and tracing
How to revise Equity at Cambridge
Start from the leading cases — every equity answer turns on them. Brief each one (facts, issue, held, ratio), then practise applying it to past-paper questions under timed conditions. Our case library has a plain-English brief for each of the leading authorities. When you write a practice answer, run it through Quill for exam-grade feedback grounded in the case law, and cite everything with the free OSCOLA generator.
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