Certainty of subject matter: what China can learn from English trust law

Daoning Zhang

doi:10.1093/tandt/tty154

Certainty of subject matter: what China can learn from English trust law

Daoning Zhang

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Abstract

China transplanted English trust law in 2001. This article examines the judgment of a recent case delivered by the Supreme Court of People’s Republic of China on the issue of the certainty of subject matter of trusts. It analyses the reasoning and judgment of the Court in the light of English trust law and considers what China may learn from the well-established English trust law principles and doctrines.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1020-1030
Journal	Trusts & Trustees
Volume	24
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/tandt/tty154
Publication status	Published - 29 Oct 2018

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