Undergraduate Course: Trusts and Succession Ordinary (LAWS08089)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Law |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The fundamental principles of Scottish trusts and succession law, including both private and public trusts, and testate and intestate succession. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Legal Reasoning and Legal System (LAWS08106)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
All students taking this course should also have taken Legal Reasoning and Legal System U02831, although a pass in that course is not essential, provided that it is being retaken.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
This course is only open to visiting students coming through a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus students on a Law Exchange). |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 09:00 - 09:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 09:00 - 09:50, Zone: Central. Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 5 |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | 20 sides | reference material allowed | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | 20 sides | reference material allowed |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should have acquired:
(a) a knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles of trusts law and succession law;
(b) an appreciation of the practical application of these fundamental principles;
(c) an understanding of the locations of trusts law and succession law within the legal system in general;
(d) a knowledge of the historical evolution of trusts law and succession law and an ability to consider the possibilities for their future development;
(e) an ability to apply the intellectual skills developed in earlier study in the Law School in the acquisition of knowledge and in the use and interpretation of primary sources, especially statutes;
(f) an ability to use problem solving and diagnostic techniques in the application of legal principles to concrete facts;
(g) greater library and IT skills in relation to the acquisition of legal knowledge; and
(h) deepened skills previously learned in earlier study in the Law School and elsewhere, including oral and written communication skills; research skills and general skills relating to the organisation of work and time.
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Assessment Information
| One 1.5 hour examination. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Scottish law - trusts - succession - testate - intestate - wills |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Ken Reid
Tel: (0131 6)50 2015
Email: kenneth.reid@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk |
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