Equity and Trusts (725M3B)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Autumn teaching

This module will introduce you to the historical relationship between equity and areas of common law as well as equity’s continuing relevance.
We'll look at:
  • how trusts are used to manage property, including how different types of trusts are created, both intentionally (express trusts) and automatically by law (implied trusts)
  • how to use rules from cases and laws to solve example problems
  • what trustees are allowed to do and what they are responsible for when managing trust property
  • how legal rules and judges’ decisions shape ideas of fairness and change over time.

Teaching

100%: Seminar

Assessment

100%: Examination (Distance examination, Multiple choice questions)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 20 hours of contact time and about 130 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.