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 |
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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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Legal Reasoning and Legal System (LAWS08106)
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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. |
| 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
| Not being delivered |
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 |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Scottish law - trusts - succession - testate - intestate - wills |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof George Gretton
Tel: (0131 6)50 2003
Email: G.Gretton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Susan Leask
Tel: (0131 6)50 2344
Email: susan.leask@ed.ac.uk |
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