Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2010
Abstract
This paper investigates some persistent difficulties surrounding the constructive trust. The five persistent puzzles relating to the constructive trust that are considered in this paper are: the terminology puzzle, the institutional and remedial puzzle, the explanatory puzzle, the bankruptcy puzzle and the Torrens puzzle. It is the author’s thesis that these five enduring puzzles must be addressed and ultimately unravelled in order to ensure the coherent development of the law in this area.
Keywords
constructive trust, equity, singapore
Discipline
Asian Studies | Commercial Law | Property Law and Real Estate
Research Areas
Private Law
Publication
Singapore Academy of Law Journal
Volume
22
First Page
136
Last Page
165
ISSN
0218-2009
Publisher
Singapore Academy of Law
Citation
TANG, Hang Wu.
The Constructive Trust in Singapore: Five Persistent Puzzles. (2010). Singapore Academy of Law Journal. 22, 136-165.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1630
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