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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3041C: Trusts
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
- Introduction to equity, trusts and the concept of beneficial ownership
- Classification of trusts and distinction of trusts from other legal concepts
- Creation of trust instruments
- Requirements of certainty in relation to trust instruments
- Trustee duties and powers
- Breach of trust
- Investment trusts
- Private wealth management and the offshore trust industry
- Charitable trusts
- Constructive and resulting trusts
- Equitable remedies
- Fiduciary obligations
- Pallant v Morgan and proprietary estoppel
- Proprietary and restitutionary claims
- Remedies and defences in restitution
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 43.5 | 246 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching activity | 18 | 18 x 1-hour lectures |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activity | 25.5 | 17 x 1.5-hour teacher-led seminars |
| Guided independent study | 8 | 16 x 0.5-hour peer-led law firm meetings |
| Guided independent study | 85 | Individual reading and lecture preparation |
| Guided independent study | 95 | Seminar preparation |
| Guided independent study | 16 | Formative assessment preparation |
| Guided independent study | 52.5 | Summative assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
The Law Society (News updates on Trusts): www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/private-client/trusts