| Abstract: | Somewhere in history, there was a golden age of trusts. Whenthat was, is difficult to say. Perhaps it was when Lord Nottingham,in the 17th century, brought order to Chancery cases and, bymaking equity a proper body of legal precedent, overcame theopinions then that Chancery decisions varied according to thelength of the Chancellor's foot. These principles still givethe English type of trust its particular details and characteristics.Or perhaps the idea of a golden age is a myth; as with mostgolden ages, nostalgia is |
