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Postgraduate study in Laws:

Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate

Course outline

Equity and trusts in context
Section A: The constitution of express trusts
· The intellectual basis of equity and the history of the law of trusts
· The foundations of express trusts
· The constitution of express trusts
· The obligations of trustees
Section B: Trusts implied by law
· Resulting trusts
· Constructive trusts (i)
· Constructive trusts (ii)
· Constructive trusts (iii)
Section C: Breach of trust and equitable remedies
· Trustees’ liability for breach of trust
· Tracing
· Personal liability to account as a constructive trustee
· Equitable remedies
Section D: Trusts of land and of the home
· Establishing rights in the home
· Commonwealth approaches to establishing rights in the home
· Trusts of land
· Remedial approaches to the acquisition of rights in the home
Sequence:
The sections can be completed in any order, but students without a firm understanding of the foundations of trust law are advised to take section A first.

Textbooks:
 

Alastair Hudson, Equity and Trusts 5th ed (London: Routledge-Cavendish, 2007),
ISBN: 9780415418478

Alastair Hudson, Understanding Equity and Trusts Law 2nd ed (London: Cavendish Publishing, 2004), ISBN: 9781859418871