- “Trusts, Powers, and the 1925 Property Legislation”, Celebrating 100 Years of the 1925 Property Legislation Conference, Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, 9th September 2025
- “Bare Trusts and Private Purpose Powers”, Oxford Property Law Discussion Group, University of Oxford, 21st May 2024
- “Powers, Property, and Purposes”, Modern Studies in Property Law Conference, University of Cambridge, 27th March 2024
- “Understanding Unincorporated Associations”, Private and Commercial Law Conference, University of Western Australia, 14th December 2023
- “Powers, Purposes, and Principles”, Society of Legal Scholars Conference, Oxford Brookes University, 28th June 2023
- “Understanding Unincorporated Associations” Modern Law Review Early-Career Legal Scholars Workshop, University of Nottingham, 17th May 2023
- “Testamentary Gifts to Clubs and Societies”, Society of Legal Scholars Conference, King’s College London, 9 September 2022
- “Unincorporated Associations and the Property-Problem: The ‘Contract-Holding’ Theory as the Ace of Clubs?”, Modern Studies in Property Law Conference PGR Stream, Oxford, 31 March 2022
- “Unincorporated Associations: The ‘Contract-Holding’ Theory as the Ace of Clubs?”, Oxford Private Law Postgraduate Discussion Group, Oxford/online, 6 December 2021
- “Unincorporated Associations and the Perennial Property-Holding Problem”, Modern Studies in the Law of Trusts and Wealth Management Conference 2021, Singapore/online, 23 July 2021
Alec Morris
Lecturer in Property Law
Areas of interest
Alec is interested in the law of trusts and cognate areas of law. He has written on topics including equitable dispositive powers, trusts with non-charitable purposes, and property-holding by unincorporated associations.Teaching
- Land Law
- Equity & Trusts
- English Legal System
Background
Alec taught at several other universities prior to joining the University of Reading in September 2026. As well as LLB and LLM degrees, he has a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHE) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). His PhD focused on the methods of property-holding available in the non-charitable unincorporated association context. Alec has been nominated for the Oxford University Press national Law Teacher of the Year Award, has been an academic visitor at the University of Oxford, and is currently a co-convenor of the Property & Trusts section for the Society of Legal Scholars. Alec’s publications have been cited in leading practitioner texts as well as by the Law Commission of England and Wales. His publications can be accessed here.
Selected publications
- A.J. Morris, ‘Rights of Objects of Powers’ in M. Bennett, L. Ho, A. Hofri-Winogradow and R. Nolan’s (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Trust Laws (OUP forthcoming)
- A.J. Morris, ‘Bare Trusts and Private Purpose Powers’ (2025) 89 Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 178
- A.J. Morris, ‘Unincorporated Associations and the Property Problem: The Contract-Holding Theory as the Ace of Clubs?’ (2023) 87(1) Conveyancer and Property Lawyer, 9
- A.J. Morris, ‘No Longer Waning – Pennington Revived?’ (2021) 35(1) Trust Law International, 50
- A.J. Morris, ‘Private Purpose Trusts and the Re Denley Trust 50 Years On’ (2020) 34(3) Trust Law International, 165
Conferences and Presentations