Course overview
This course equips students with an understanding of equity and trust law, focusing on key principles such as the nature of equity, fiduciary obligations, unconscionable conduct together with express, resulting and constructive trusts. These topics require students to engage with fundamental social justice issues and environmental sustainability issues and consider the importance and means of achieving equality and equity in law. It is a compulsory course designed to meet law degree accreditation requirements, and emphasises skills in legal problem-solving and drafting. It also engages with students to develop analytical capabilities, written communication and empathic understanding of the impact of law on individuals, preparing them to become ethical and socially conscious legal professionals.
- Important developments in Equity
- Non-express trusts and personal protections in Equity
- Fiduciary relationships and remedies
Course learning outcomes
- Explain elements of the law of equity including fiduciary obligations, unconscionable transactions, trusts, equitable proprietary interests, equitable assignments and equitable remedies
- Apply legal principles relating to equity and trusts law to problem-based scenarios to generate solutions that are reflective of professional legal standards
- Analyse case law and statutory developments in contemporary equity and trusts law and assess its impact on social and policy contexts, demonstrating an ability to exercise appropriate judgement when applying law in this field
- Communicate solutions to equity and trusts law problems in both written and oral forms, reflecting professional legal standards and effective communication techniques
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Group 1
Class number 33523
Section TU08
Size 30
Available 11
Class number 33525
Section TU06
Size 30
Available 20
Class number 33526
Section TU05
Size 30
Available 12
Class number 33527
Section TU04
Size 30
Available 1
Class number 33528
Section TU03
Size 30
Available 16
Class number 33529
Section TU02
Size 30
Available 15
Class number 33522
Section LE01
Size 300
Available 189
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Group 1
Class number 68331
Section TU17
Size 30
Available 11
Class number 68332
Section TU16
Size 30
Available 15
Class number 68333
Section TU15
Size 30
Available 23
Class number 68334
Section TU14
Size 30
Available 26
Class number 68335
Section TU13
Size 30
Available 28
Class number 68336
Section TU12
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 68337
Section TU11
Size 30
Available 3
Class number 68338
Section TU10
Size 30
Available 23
Class number 68339
Section TU09
Size 30
Available 25
Class number 68340
Section TU08
Size 30
Available 4
Class number 68341
Section TU07
Size 30
Available 8
Class number 68342
Section TU06
Size 30
Available 28
Class number 68343
Section TU05
Size 30
Available 20
Class number 68344
Section TU04
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 68345
Section TU03
Size 30
Available 21
Class number 68346
Section TU02
Size 30
Available 28
Class number 68347
Section TU01
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 68330
Section LE01
Size 335
Available 175
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