Equity Law (7029.4)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Canberra Law School | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Have a sound understanding of the principal doctrines and remedies of equity and the law of trusts;
2. Be familiar with the history of equity, the way in which equitable principles and institutions have developed, and the relationship between equity and the common law;
3. Understand some of the critical analysis of equitable principles and institutions and the potential for future development of those principles and institutions; and
4. Be able to provide advice on the application of equitable principles (including the law of trusts) to given fact situations.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
Completion of Legal Systems or equivalent. Entry to the LLB program.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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Required texts
Peter Young and Clyde Croft, On Equity (Thomson Reuters, 2009) or Denis Ong, Ong On Equity (Federation Press, 2011).
A detailed reading list of recommended print/online works will be provided in the first lecture and discussed in the first tutorial. Teaching emphasises close consultation of contemporary and historic case law.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Detailed formal instructions about submission of assessment items 1 and 2 will be provided in the first lecture and first tutorial. They will be available on Canvas at that time.
Special assessment requirements
All three assessmen items must be undertaken in order to pass the unit.
Students must pass the exam (ie get a mark of 20 or above in that exam) in order to pass the unit.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
Tutorial attendance is strongly recommended. Tutorials will centre on solving practice-based problem scenarios (Work Integrated Learning) that resemble the questions in the exam for this unit and that feature challenges evident in legal practice.
Participation requirements
None
Required IT skills
As a third year Law unit it is assumed that all students are proficient in the use of legal databases such as AustLII, JADE and SSRN.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
