Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Term4 | Term4 |
| Online | Term4 | N/A |
Unit description
Provides the opportunity to research and analyse the development of equity and examine equitable doctrine including fiduciary obligations, duty of confidence, assignments and equitable interests. Students will also have the opportunity to research and analyse key legal principles relating to express, resulting and constructive trusts.
Unit content
Module 1: Equity: Origins, Fusions and Maxims
Module 2: Fiduciary Duties and Duty of Confidence
Module 3: Equitable Estates and Interests
Module 4: The Law of Assignments
Module 5: Express and Remedial Trusts
Module 6: Trusts: Duties, Variation and Termination
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an understanding of the underlying themes and issues and the key legal principles relating to equity and trust law |
| 2 | explain the reasons for a distinctive equitable jurisdiction, and the significance of equitable doctrines and remedies in law |
| 3 | apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal problems in equity and trust law contexts |
| 4 | apply critical judgment including analysis, reasoning, and appropriate directed research to equity and trust law topics |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the underlying themes and issues and the key legal principles relating to equity and trust law
- explain the reasons for a distinctive equitable jurisdiction, and the significance of equitable doctrines and remedies in law
- apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal problems in equity and trust law contexts
- apply critical judgment including analysis, reasoning, and appropriate directed research to equity and trust law topics
Prescribed Learning Resources
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
- Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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International
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