The subject of trusts has always been a tortuous one. The author has been involved in advising in this area for well over 40 years and has seen many published works on the subject ranging in general, from complex to the downright incomprehensible!

“Trusts – a Practical Guide” is a refreshing book which sets out as its main aim to explain the concepts associated with trusts in as simple fashion as is possible. The text is given in a clear and concise manner in order to be understood and enjoyed by practitioner and interested layperson alike.

This is an excellent publication (supported by an audio version on a two Compact Disc (CD) format and also by the excellent DVD recorded seminar presentation that adds to its Inimitable clarity. The design is an excellent mechanism to set a beginner in the trusts field out on the right road to learning what is necessary to cover the groundwork. It has also proved extremely useful as a primary work to study when embarking on a course to lead to a professional qualification in which trusts an integral part of the syllabus.

“Trusts – a Practical Guide” will also prove particularly valuable to those who are looking at a specific use of trusts in the field of financial and inheritance planning.

The book uses diagrams and illustrations which are quite unique in the legal field of communication and so helpful in illustrating the words that are necessary to make a trust work effectively and efficiently – the enacting clauses.

This is NOT a book about how to write a trust in legal terms.  It is designed to utilise the legal templates that are available and make those templates work to achieve a desired result.

The topics range from very basic levels of understanding through to quite complex applications of trusts.  There are case studies that go with those elements of learning at each stage. It is an essential Reference guide for the professional and user guide for those wishing to use trusts in almost any financial services circumstance.