Postgraduate Course: Private Client (LAWS11194)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Law |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
To develop the practical skills of taking instructions, preparing wills, administering executries, trusts and dealing with those suffering from adult incapacity. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | | 10:00 - 12:00 | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | 20 sides | Double Desks, Open Book-All paperwork and stationery given out AM & not taken in between sessions | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | 3 x 8 sides / 20 sides | Double Desks, Open Book |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
(i) take instructions from a client for the preparation of a will;
(ii) advise the client on basic matters in relation to estate planning including the giving of simple tax planning advice;
(iii) draft a suitable will for a client avoiding legal pitfalls and taking account of the tax implications;
(iv) investigate the estate and prepare the inventory of a simple estate, calculate inheritance tax on death and lifetime gifts, make over the estate to the beneficiaries, produce an account of the executor?s intromissions with the funds in the estate, demonstrate an awareness of the implications of income tax and capital gains tax on the executries and beneficiaries, and demonstrate an ability to ascertain those entitled to prior right, legal rights and the free estate under the law of intestacy;
(v) draft a deed appropriate to the various types of inter vivos and mortis causa trusts, taking account of the tax implications of each.
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Assessment Information
Exam 75%
Class work 20%
Interview 5%
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mrs Elaine Tyre
Tel: (0131 6)50 6301
Email: E.Tyre@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Margaret Stewart
Tel: (0131 6)50 2004
Email: margaret.stewart@ed.ac.uk |
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