Mr Scott Atkins

Scott Atkins is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter. He gained a First class Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Birmingham, followed by a Distinction in the Legal Practice Course, and thereafter practised as a solicitor, specialising in all types of conveyancing matters. He retains his name on the Roll of Solicitors but no longer practices, following a move into Higher Education in the early 2000s. He has taught in HE institutions in the Midlands, the Channel Islands and the Cayman Islands, on a variety of programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate academic and vocational stages. He has also managed two law schools.

Publications

Articles

L Cherkassky & S Atkins, ‘Assisted Suicide, Forfeiture and Public Policy’ (2026) 11 (2) Legal Issues Journal 1-8

S Atkins, ‘Trusts of the Family Home: it’s not just the judges who are confused’ (2021) 27 (5) Trusts and Trustees 417-423

S Atkins, ‘The Law of Trusts: two out of three ain’t bad’ (2020) 3 Cayman Islands Law Review 62-70

S Atkins, Westlaw Insight Encyclopaedia: various short articles on key provisions in the law of trusts (updated annually)

S Atkins, ‘Solomon v McCarthy: unwritten trusts of land’ (2020) Trusts and Trustees 26 (4) 372-376

S Atkins, ‘A Balance of Convenience’ (2020) Solicitors Journal 163 (3) 56-57

S Atkins, ‘Implication of contractual terms (One Fish Co Ltd v Iceland Foods Ltd)’ Lexis-Nexis 25/1/2018

Case notes

S Atkins, ‘Legg v Burton: proprietary estoppel might found a basis for mutual wills’ (2018) Trusts and Trustees 24 (4) 377-380

Textbook

S Atkins, Equity & Trusts (3^rd edn, 2019, TBLS Academic Publishing)

Edited works

S Atkins (ed), Insights into Trusts Law: the Channel Islands and beyond’ (2013) Institute of Law, Jersey

S Atkins (ed) Futter & Pitt: Mistakes by Trustees (2014) Institute of Law, Jersey

Conference reports

S Atkins, ‘Futter & Pitt: mistakes by trustees: a look at the Supreme Court decision and the way forward’ (2014) (1) Jersey and Guernsey Law Review 121

S Atkins, ‘Insights into trust law: the Channel Islands and beyond’ (2013) (1) Jersey and Guernsey Law Review 69