Unit name | Trusts |
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Unit code | LAWD30120 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Imogen Moore |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit covers the core principles of English trusts law, including: trusts and powers; charitable trusts; the beneficiary principle; formalities; resulting trusts; management (investment, delegation, standard of care); breach of trust; constructive trusts; fiduciary obligations; and remedies.
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
30 Lectures and 8 Tutorials
Formative assessment: students are required to do one, and may do two pieces of formative work.
Summative assessment: one three hour closed book examination.
The examination includes both problem type and essay type questions, designed to assess both whether students are able to understand and apply the law, and whether they are able to think critically about it. The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
Virgo, The Principles of Equity and Trusts, Watt, Trusts & Equity, or Moffatt, Trusts Law plus cases, articles and Reports as set out in the Tutorial Reading List