Part 1. Trust drafting: 1. First principles
2. Style
3. Principles of interpreting trust documents
4. Beneficiaries
5. Trustees
6. Trustees' powers
7. Trust property
8. The rule against perpetuities
9. General provisions of a trust
10 Drafting and understanding overriding powers (appointment, re-settlement and advancement)
11. Exercising overriding powers
12. Settlor exclusion clause and default clause
13. Interest in possession trusts
14. Accumulation and maintenance trusts : general comments
15. A&M trusts : income clauses
16. Providing for death of an A&M beneficiary
17. Discretionary trusts
18. Provisions inconsistent with IP, A&M and discretionary trusts
19. Will trusts
20. Administrative provisions
21. Bare trusts
22. Trusts of life insurance policies
23. Trusts of pension death benefits
24. Charitable trusts
25. Trusts of damages
26. Trusts for disabled beneficiaries
27. Governing law, place of administration and jurisdiction clauses - 28. Restricting rights of beneficiaries
29. Stamp duty
30. Execution of wills and trust deeds
Part 2. Precedents: Precedents for lifetime trusts
Precedents for will trusts
Precedents for administrative provisions
App 1. STEP standard provisions
App 2. Annotated bibliography
App 3. Useful websites
The companion CD-Rom : instructions for use.