LAW6003 - Equity and Trusts

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

The module will enable you to develop awareness of the issues surrounding equity and trusts, practical and ethical implications, to evaluate the operation of equity and trusts within society, and to appreciate the social, economic and political contexts and underlying policy issues relating to their operation, and their impact.

This module will also provide training and support for key transferable skills: to carry out independent tasks and research to a reasonable level as a basis for further development in subsequent study; to consider how legal principles can be applied to both actual and hypothetical facts, and to enhance relevant Employability skills in the context of the subject area.

This module is intended to be aligned with the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) areas of fundamental knowledge; specifically, SQE – Trusts.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module is to be delivered using workshops of 3 hours as per the published timetable. This time will include essential reading and research which will cover the key academic materials of the module and form an essential part of students weekly pre activities.

Pre activities will be supported by workshops incorporating a lecture and will be devoted to a discussion of legal theory as well as a consideration of simulated real-world issues in equity and trust law. Students will work in groups to discuss, prepare, and then present solutions to problem-based scenarios.

Finally, Present workshops will be supported further by the provision of weekly post activities for each session and interaction with the taught materials.

Workshops will serve multiple purposes. They introduce students to new legal topics, deepen their understanding of complex concepts, and enhance their practical skills relevant to the legal profession. Workshops will involve a combination of presentations, discussions, case studies, simulations, and group activities to create an engaging and immersive learning environment.

Workshops
Hours: 60
Intended group size: 60

Guided independant study
Hours: 240

Further details relating to assessment
Essay: this will test general understanding of basic principles illustrated through their application to a specific scenario. The essay should demonstrate effective referencing and research techniques (identifying, selecting and presenting basic information and evaluating critical commentary).

Exam: this will take the form of one compulsory question and two further questions from which the students must choose one.

At Level 6, the expectation is that students should be engaging with a higher level of complexity, and the word count for the essay is increased from Level 4 and Level 5 to allow students to develop their thinking, provide critical judgement, consider alternative or competing arguments, and evidenced conclusions.

In this module, formative assessment will be used to support the skills that contribute to the assessment. Formative assessment will apply to short, focused activities, which may include note taking; case study notes; multiple choice questions, or specific research tasks. Additional formative assessment will be provided for the exam, where sample questions will be considered.

Assessment:

001 Essay; 2,500 words; end of semester 1 50%
002 Exam; 2 hours; end of semester 2 50%

Fact File

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Level - 6
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6YL

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