Trusts and Succession Law (U00121)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LAW-3-U00121

This course is divided, approximately equally, between the Law of Trusts and the Law of Succession. The focus is on Scots Law but there will also be a comparative element.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Trusts and Succession Ordinary at Level 8

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 19 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

This course will build on the foundation laid in the ordinary part of the LLB curriculum and in particular on the work done in property law (ordinary), a pass in which is a prerequisite for this course. Students skills in the following areas will be developed:
- using legal materials; practical reasoning;
- appreciation of the law in its social, economic and historical contexts; evaluation and criticism of the law;
- research, gaining knowledge and understanding which may be applied and adapted in future;
- transferable skills such as: (a) communication skills, oral and in writing; (b) intellectual skills, of collecting, organising, evaluating, synthesising and presenting material and arguments, and including the ability to question assumptions, to frame and test hypotheses, to detect fallacies and to think autonomously; (c) general skills, in managing time, working independently, and taking responsibility for own work