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Textbooks
Equity and Trusts texts are shelved at 342.040994.
Subject terms to search in the catalogue include: Equity -- Australia; Trusts and trustees -- Australia
There are a number of "major texts" in this area with regular editions being released. Check the catalogue for details of the current edition.
- Equity and Trusts in Australia
- Principles of Australian equity and trusts / Peter Radan, Cameron Stewart
Commentary
- Westlaw Australia - Principles of the Law of Trusts
Textbooks
- Snell's Equity
- Meagher Gummow and Lehane Equity: Doctrines and remedies
- Gino Dal Pont Equity and Trusts in Australia
- Forsyth's Guide to Trust and Estate Practice
Encyclopaedic Commentary
- Laws of Australia (Westlaw Australia)
Title 15 Equity - Halsbury's Laws of Australia (Lexis Advance)
Title 185 Equity
Title 430 Trusts
Databases
Case Law
Instructions for How to Source Case Law
Sourcing Cases by Citation:
- Step 1: Solve the abbreviation of the court reporting series into full using Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
- Step 2: Search for the full name of the court reporting series using Library Search
- Step 3: Source the court reporting series on the correct database (e.g. Lexis Advance or Westlaw Australia) or Library shelves (e.g. All England Law Reports)
Use ICLR to source UK cases.
Journals and Indexes
Some key journals in this area include:
Indexes:
- Westlaw Australia - Content Type: Secondary Sources - Index to Australian Cases and Journals
- Lexis Advance - CaseBase - Index to Australian cases and journals
- Westlaw Classic - Index to UK journals
Full text Journals: