The Art of Creating the Modern Statutory Business Trust
Table of Contents
About Hastings Analysis
Copyright Page
Disclaimer
The Trust in Perspective
Chapter 1 The Common Law Trust and the Statutory Business Trust in Concept
Sec. 1.1. The Corporation – Unincorporated Entity
Sec. 1.2. The Common Law Trust in Perspective
Sec. 1.3. The Common Law Trust as a Contract Relationship
Sec. 1.4. The Difference Between the Statutory Business Trust and Other Common Law Trusts
Sec. 1.5. The Uniform Law Commission and the Uniform Statutory Trust Act
Sec. 1.6. The Doctrine of Limited Liability – In Concept and As Applied
Chapter 3 Drafting the Trust Instrument
Sec. 3.1. The Common Law and Contracts
Sec. 3.2. The Skill of Contract Drafting
Sec. 3.3. The Common Law Contract Principles
Sec. 3.4. Non-Binding Legal Instruments
Sec. 3.5. Principles for Interpreting the Words in Contracts
Sec. 3.6. Contract Drafting Techniques
Sec. 3.7. The Structure of the Unincorporated Entity Statutes
Sec. 3.8. The Mandatory, Default and Permissive Provisions in the Unincorporated Entity Statutes
Sec. 3,9, The Basic Parts of the Trust Instrument
Sec. 3.10. Selected Concepts for the Trust Instrument
Chapter 4 The Uniform Statutory Trust Entity Act and State Statutory Business Trust Acts
Sec. 4.1. The Uniform Law Commissioner and the Uniform Statutory Trust Entity Act
Sec. 4.2. Massachusetts
Sec. 4.3. Delaware
Sec. 4.4. Mayland
Chapter 5 The Statutory Business Trust in Court
Sec. 5.1. Federal and State Jurisdiction
Sec. 5.2. Derivative Actions
Chapter 6 Taxation of the Statutory Business Trust – Selected Federal Tax and State Tax Issues
Chapter 7 International Trusts
Sec. 7.1. Hague Convention on the law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition
Sec. 7.2. The Republic of Cyprus
Sec. 7.3. Bahamas and Cayman Islands
Sec. 7.4. Great Britain
Sec. 7.5. Trusts in Civil Law Jurisdictions
Chapter 8 Capital Formation and Securities Laws
Chapter 9 Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
Chapter 10 Uses of the Statutory Business Trust
Chapter 11 The Statutory Business Trust and Blockchain, Smart Contracts, and Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
Chapter 12 The Common Law Trust in History