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james Brown

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Barrister and professor emeritus, School of Law, University of Greenwich

Reader in Law, Aston Law School

Articles

Secret trusts: must you keep a secret?
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Secret trusts: must you keep a secret?

James Brown and Mark Pawlowski consider whether a secret trustee is under an obligation not to disclose the terms of a secret trust
20 Feb 2023
Common law: mingling the waters
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Common law: mingling the waters

Mark Pawlowski considers when common law damages may be available for purely equitable wrongs and whether equity may offer a useful remedy in the absence...
28 Aug 2022
Auction sale contracts
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Auction sale contracts

Mark Pawlowski takes a close look at the various contractual relationships arising on a sale by auction
23 Mar 2022
Selling land at auction
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Selling land at auction

Mark Pawlowski examines the contractual aspects of selling land by public auction
10 Feb 2022