LAWS12078 - Equity and Trusts

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will examine the jurisdiction of Equity, which includes the law of Trusts. Weeks 1-3 focus on the history of Equity and its relationship with the common law, equitable rights and interests, equitable assignment, and fiduciary obligations. Weeks 4-8 focus on the law of Trusts, including types of trusts, trust creation and variation, trustee duties, rights and powers, breach of trust, beneficiary rights and remedies, resulting trusts, and constructive trusts. Weeks 9-12 focus on undue influence, unconscionable transactions, estoppel in equity and equitable remedies. This unit meets the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board requirements for Equity, including Trusts.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: 24 credit points of law units

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online discussion forum 10%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Take Home Exam 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 88.89% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 18.37% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Unsolicited student feedback via Moodle message
Feedback
Thank you very much for providing the detailed feedback on my first assessment. I will look to improve for the next assessment.
Recommendation
Continue to provide detailed assessment feedback to students with the aim of supporting them to improve their skills and future performance.
Action Taken
I have continued to provide detailed assessment feedback.
Source: Student evaluation 2023
Feedback
Useful feedback score lower
Recommendation
I will review my feedback processes for unit 1 2025.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unsolicited email feedback 2023 T1 student
Feedback
Courtesy email to thank you for your time and effort you have put into the unit, in particular the learning material. The shorter videos are great and the revise and reflect on your PP are fantastic, allowing students to learn the material in small bite size pieces before moving onto the next concept.
Recommendation
I will continue to develop resources using this approach.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: The exam content should be reduced for the 2.5hrs
Feedback
Student evaluation 2023 T3
Recommendation
I reviewed the complexity of exam questions following the 2023 T3 exams and implemented changes in 2024 T1.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain the principles of Equity and Trusts and examine their relationship to broader legal principles
  2. Identify relevant equitable doctrines and apply them to problem-based scenarios
  3. Analyse and evaluate the role played by equity and trusts in common law jurisdictions
  4. Research, critically analyse, and evaluate case law and theoretical aspects of equity.

This unit satisfies the Priestley 11 requirements for Equity, which also includes Trusts. as approved by the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online discussion forum • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • •
3 - Take Home Exam • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication • • •
2 - Problem Solving •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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