Postgraduate Course: Private Client (LAWS11253)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | To develop the practical skills of taking instructions, preparing wills, administering executries and trusts and dealing with those suffering from adult incapacity. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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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 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Classwork 30%, Exam 70% |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Private Client | 3:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Private Client | 3:00 | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Private Client | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Private Client | 2:00 | |
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
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Rebecca Mackenzie
Tel: (0131 6)50 6524
Email: Rebecca.MacKenzie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Margaret Stewart
Tel: (0131 6)50 2004
Email: margaret.stewart@ed.ac.uk |
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