School of Law  
 
 
LAW-30056 Equity 2  
Co-ordinator: Dr Lara McMurtry    Room: CBC1.008, Tel:33225  
Teaching Team: Prof Michael  Haley, Mr Mark  Davys, Ms Margaret  Moyden  
Lecture Time: See Timetable...  
Level: 3 Credits: 15 Study Hours: 150  
School Office: Tel: 01782 733218
 
 
 
Programme/Approved Electives for
Law Dual Honours (Level 3)
Law Minor (Level 3)
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Prerequisites
None
Barred Combinations
None
Description

Building on the foundations of Equity 1, Equity 2 continues to focus upon
the development, role and significance of Equity and equitable principles
in a variety of contexts. It also promotes a sound understanding of
general equitable principles and refines, through research and problem
solving, the ability to deal with the technicalities of the substantive
law of equity and equitable remedies.
Aims
Together with Equity 1, to provide a coherent overview of the central role of the equitable jurisdiction in private law, including in particular in this module, the nature of a trustee's duties and breaches thereof and related equitable remedies, both personal and propriety.
Intended Learning Outcomes
To appreciate the particular nature of the fiduciary relationship between trustee and beneficiary.
To understand the nature of a trustee's duties, how they may be breached and with what consequences.
To understand the essence of equitable relief in the form of injunctions, specific performance and tracing.
Study hours
Lectures: 18 hours
Tutorials: 4 hours
Preparation and consideration: 88 hours
Examination preparation: 38 hours
Examination: 2 hours
Description of Module Assessment
001: 2 Hour Exam weighted 100%
2 hr exam - 3 questions from 6
2 hr examination, usually a choice of three questions from six, and a mix of essay and problem questions.
Version: (1.05A) Created: 01/Oct/2013

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