This text examines the true nature of the resulting trust and the question of whether the trusts brought into being to reverse unjust enrichment should not include resulting trusts. In doing so it examines all recent doctrine, a mass of case law and the views of courts in a number of jurisdictions.

"In the relatively small compass of some 250 pages, Dr Robert Chambers has succeeded in giving us a sound theoretical basis for that neglected remedy, the resulting trust...excellent and very thorough material...I recommend the book heartily to all who labour in the law of trusts and restitution." "This addition to the field is a stimuating illustration of what Lord Goff of Chieveley has identified as the matter of great difficulty in fixing the role of equitable proprietary claims in a coherent law of restitution." "The Book is commendable because of its clear analysis of the relevant areas of trust theory, and also because of the way in which this is interwoven with recent restitution re theory and cases. That gives it balance...I would recommend the book both to those interested in the theory behind resulting trusts, and also to those who must apply them in practice." "...excellent book on resulting trusts...Why should you read Chamber's book on Resulting Trusts? It provides clarity and insight into the way forward. Practitioners, academics and the bench should have a more consistent and logical understanding of the resulting trust. Its application should become more consistent and it may be used more frequently outside the standard categories. Chambers offers not only a better but a different understanding of the resulting trust."