EQUITY AND TRUSTS-II
- Course
- ILAW404 - EQUITY AND TRUSTS-II
- Department
- International Law - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 4
- ECTS
- 7
- T+P+L
- 3 + 2 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
Equity and Trusts-II offers a detailed engagement with different types of trusts offering a structural and functional analysis of each type. The course begins with a study of three certainties test for the establishment of trusts and differentiates between express, discretionary and resulting trusts. After examining formalities for the creation of express trusts, the course offers an analysis of constructive trusts focusing particularly upon the family home context. The specific focus of the course also extends to the study of private purpose and charitable trusts examining the powers of trustees and the rights of beneficiaries. The course concludes with a review of the circumstances in which a breach of trust occurs, and range of remedies become available
EQUITY AND TRUSTS-II
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Trusts |
| Week 2 | Primary Institutions In Trusts |
| Week 3 | The Trust Instrument |
| Week 4 | Parameters of Trusts |
| Week 5 | Irrevocability |
| Week 6 | The Doctrine of Mutual Wills |
| Week 7 | Constructive Trusts |
| Week 8 | Constructive Trusteeship |
| Week 9 | Legal Approaches to Constructive Trusts |
| Week 10 | Other Approaches Associated With Constructive Trusts |
| Week 11 | Estoppel - Promissory Estoppel |
| Week 12 | Estoppel - Equitable Estoppel |
| Week 13 | Resulting Trusts |
| Week 14 | Purchase Price Resulting Trusts |
| Week 15 | Automatic Resulting Trusts |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Alastair Hudson - Equity & Trusts, Tenth Ed., Cavendish Publishing
- 02 Richard Clements & Ademola Abass - Complete Equity and Trusts: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford Publishing
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