Coursework

1 - Written assignment (including essay) - 100

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Content Outline
1    Historical Introduction and the Concepts of Equity and Trusts
2    Property Disputes between Cohabitants
3    The Express Trust and the Three Certainties
4    The Express Trust and Formalities
5    Imperfect Gifts
6    Constitution of Trusts and Incompletely Constituted Trusts
7    Secret Trusts
8    Charitable Trusts
9    Non-Charitable Purpose Trusts
10   Gifts to Unincorporated Associations and their Dissolution
11   Fiduciaries (two sessions)
12   Dishonest Assistance
13   Knowing Receipt
14   Recovery of Property (two or three sessions)
15   Revision session
There are no prerequisites. This is a compulsory module for all students enrolled on the LLB in Legal Practice as part of Part 3.

Feedback is provided in a number of ways throughout your module. This includes feedback you receive during teaching from both peers and lecturers and that provided for formative assessment. Following an assessment, you will be given your marks and feedback in line with the assessment regulations and policy. More information on the timing and type of feedback that will be provided for each assessment will be available from the module leader. <a href='https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations'>https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations</a>

This module will support the development of all the graduate attributes. Your module leader will provide you with information about how your learning, teaching and assessment activities support your development of these attributes. The graduate attributes are: - Always learning - Engaged in the world - Technical and digital - Connected Professional - Creating Impact

Trusts and Equity

Equity & Trusts

LC2001 - Equity & Trusts

LC2001-PRD1-DIS-ALV1

Students on the distance-learning pathway will be expected to attend an online induction which will include introductory lectures and activities in each of your Year Three modules.
You will devote approximately 300 hours of study to this module. This is devoted to online activity, preparation for those activities, to read widely around the subject area being studied and assessment. This will mean that you normally spend between 8 and 10 hours per week on each module, comprised mainly of self-directed and online hours.
For each module you are to study you will receive a CILEx course manual comprising relevant learning materials. These manuals will be written by the subject specialist in that area will also be available online via the VLE. 
This module will be delivered by means of:
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<li>The CILEx virtual learning environment (VLE) (‘The Student Area’ as your key e-learning platform)</li>
<li>Weekly reading from the CILEx Manuals</li>
<li>Online learning objects (interactive multimedia content designed to bring alive aspects of your reading and that week’s content</li>
<li>Online access to our extensive library resources (databases, books, journals)</li>
<li>Clear activities designed so that you can put into practice the new knowledge you’ve gleaned from the reading and online learning objects</li>
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The Student Area will host a Study Plan, enabling you to see a calendar with all your key dates inserted. This will help you organise your time to fit in the activities and assignments. You will be reminded of upcoming deadlines via pop-up messages.
This module will be split into two terms, each encompassing 10 weeks of scheduled learning activities. In addition, in each term you will be given a formative assessment and regular multiple choice tests which will help to consolidate your knowledge and understanding.
You will be able to see at a glance via the Student Area what core reading is required, what extra resources are available (video clip, podcast, talking slideshow) and what activities need to be completed (interactive lesson to work through, completing some multiple choice questions to test your understanding, posting on the forum).
Online contact will be between you and your programme tutor and the selected materials.
Selected readings and guidance on additional reading materials are provided: you are expected to develop your research skills through following up materials for yourself in relation to these taught modules.

Find independently primary and secondary legal materials bearing a defined problem using paper and electronic sources.

Skills

Handle the relevant statutory sources and demonstrate an understanding of their relationship to Equity.

Knowledge

Make effective use of information technology, including e-mail, the internet, information retrieval systems and word processing.

Demonstrate effective planning and organisational skills.

Synthesise information using a limited range of advised materials, with guidance, on parts of the syllabus.

Analyse authorities, principles, policies and texts using a range of advised materials, with limited guidance, on defined problems.

Formulate and test concepts and hypotheses using a range of advised materials, with limited guidance, on defined problems.

Analyse issues of culture and society in this field of law.

Values and attitudes

Demonstrate knowledge of the well-established principles in areas covered by the syllabus.

Critically evaluate the recent trend in the jurisprudence and be able to analyse the developing law.

Demonstrate effective written communication skills.

Cultivate and demonstrate values within the field appropriate to ethical and professional legal practice.

Realise the historical importance of equity, the importance of its principles in a modern commercial and family context.

Appreciate the connections between materials covered in the different modules and to apply principles and concepts outside the area in which they were first studied.

Compare and evaluate alternative doctrines and policy approaches using a range of advised materials, with limited guidance, on defined problems.

Critically discuss current problems, new insights, current research or advanced scholarship in the area being studied. 

Work both independently and as a member of a team.

Apply the well-established principles in areas covered by the syllabus.to problems in a broad and detailed manner and to reach justified conclusions or judgements.