Ying Khai Liew is Professor at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Australia. Yueh-Ping (Alex) Yang is Associate Professor at College of Law, National Taiwan University.

• 1. Introduction, Ying Khai Liew (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Yueh-Ping (Alex) Yang (National Taiwan University)Part A: Trusts Actors2. Settlor Powers in Express Trust Law: Legal Boundaries and Comparative Analysis of New Zealand and Chinese Trust Laws, Mark Bennett (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), Hui Jing (University of Hong Kong, China), and Tobias Barkley (La Trobe University, Australia)3. The Nature of the Beneficiary’s Interest in Private Express Trust Assets: A Comparative Analysis of Australian and Korean Law, Simone Degeling (UNSW Sydney, Australia) and Ying-Chieh Wu (Seoul National University, South Korea)4. Bridging Legal Frameworks: Comparing Rights of Discretionary Objects in Japan and Common Law Systems, Lusina Ho (University of Hong Kong, China) and Hitoshi Kimura (Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan)Part B: Trusts Applications5. Adapting Trusts Across the Straits: Estate and Care Planning for Vulnerable Individuals in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mainland China, Rebecca Lee (University of Hong Kong, China) and Sieh-Chuen Huang (National Taiwan University)6. Organising REITs in Asia, Kelvin FK Low (University of Hong Kong, China), Lou Jianbo (Peking University, China), Yueh-Ping (Alex) Yang (National Taiwan University), and Mutsuhiko Yukioka (University of Tokyo, Japan)7. The Regulation of Investment Trusts in China and Australia: The Case of 'Promised Return Trusts', Nuncio D’Angelo (Norton Rose Fulbright Australia) and Zhicheng Wu (Renmin University of China)8. Navigating Family Office and Trust Industry Dynamics: History, Current Status, and Outlook in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Patricia Woo (Squire Patton Boggs, Hong Kong, China), Kai-Lin Faung (National Chengchi University, Taiwan) and John Kuo (Chien Yeh Law Offices, Taiwan)Part C: Trusts Environments9. Trusts Law as Darwin's Finches: in the Asia-Pacific: Legal Development as an Evolutionary Process, Andy P Morriss (Texas A&M University, USA) and Matthew Harding (University of Melbourne, Australia)10. Trusts and AML/CFT: Lessons from Singapore and Macao, Jeremiah Lau (National University of Singapore) and António Tam (Macau Investment and Development Ltd, China)11. Market-Driven or Government-Led? Trusts Law in Macao and Thailand, Calvin Tinlop Chui (Lektou Advogados, Macau, China) and Adam Reekie (Thammasat University, Thailand)12. The Public/Private Natures of the Charitable Trust: A Comparison of Singapore and Australia, Ian Murray (University of Western Australia) and YIP Man (Singapore Management University)Part D: Trusts Futures13. Exploring the India-Japan Connection: History and Contemporary Development, TT Arvind (University of York, UK) and Masayuki Tamaruya (University of Tokyo, Japan)14. A Comparison of the Laws of Constructive and Resulting Trusts in Australia and India, Katy Barnett (University of Melbourne, Australia) and CK Nandakumar (Law Chambers of CK Nandakumar, India)15. Choice of Law for Trusts in the Asia Pacific: Towards Consistency?, Jong Hyeok Lee (Seoul National University, South Korea) and Ying Khai Liew (University of Melbourne, Australia)