Equity Law (11283.1)
Level: | Level 4 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 3 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline: | Canberra Law School |
Availability
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UC - Canberra, Bruce
Year Teaching Period Convener Mode of Delivery 2021 Semester 1 DR Bruce Baer ARNOLD (Ph: +61 2 62012710 ) ON-CAMPUS
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Syllabus
The areas examined include principles of equitable doctrines and equitable remedies, the nature of the trust, the concept of fiduciary duties, the nature of trustees, and an introduction to succession.
This unit may be co-taught with a PG version of the unit.
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify and explain the principal doctrines and remedies of equity and the law of trusts;
2. Engage in critical analysis of equitable principles and institutions and the potential for future development of those principles and institutions;
3. Provide advice on the application of equitable principles (including the law of trusts) in given fact situations; and
4. Demonstrate effective legal communication, research and negotiation skills and apply them to equity law problems.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
One 2 hour lecture and one 1 hour problem-based learning activity on campus per week.
Prerequisites
This unit is only available to students in a Bachelor of Laws course.
Students must have passed 11251 Foundations of Law and Justice.
Corequisites
None.
Assumed Knowledge
None.
Equivalent Units
7029 Equity Law
Referenced Courses
- ARSC03 Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Laws
- MGSC03 Bachelor of Business/ Bachelor of Laws
- MGSC01 Bachelor of Commerce/ Bachelor of Laws
- ARSC02 Bachelor of Communication and Media/ Bachelor of Laws
- NPSC02 Bachelor of Forensic Studies/ Bachelor of Laws
- SCB101 Bachelor of Laws
- SCAR03 Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Design
- SCSC02 Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/ Bachelor of Laws
- SCSC01 Bachelor of Science in Psychology/ Bachelor of Laws
- NPSC01 Bachelor of Science/ Bachelor of Laws