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Postgraduate Course: Private Client (LAWS11253)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaLaw Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionTo develop the practical skills of taking instructions, preparing wills, administering executries and trusts and dealing with those suffering from adult incapacity.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2), Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 12, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 28, Summative Assessment Hours 20, Revision Session Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 18 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Private Client5:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Private Client5:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:-
&· Understand the Law of Intestate succession and be able to explain the implications
&· Draft Intestate documents
&· Draft testamentary documents and understand the tax implications of such documents
&· Understand the Law of Testate Succession and be able to explain the tax implications
&· Understand the law on Trusts, their uses and applications, and be able to explain their implications, including tax implications
&· Understand the law on incapacity as it applies to the field
&· Administer an executry
&· Understand tax implications
&· Understand the process of giving financial advice to companies and individuals, including the tax elements of this
&· Demonstrate professional ethics and standards
&· Interview
&· Demonstrate appropriate writing and drafting
&· Demonstrate professional communication
Assessment Information
Classwork 30%, Exam 70%
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
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMrs Caroline Colliston
Tel: (0131 6)50 6301
Email: Caroline.Colliston@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Margaret Stewart
Tel: (0131 6)50 2004
Email: margaret.stewart@ed.ac.uk
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