It covers the following topics: the nature of a trust, and how it compares to other legal relationships; the essentials for the creation of an express trust; the incidents of trusteeship: the appointment and removal of trustees, as well as trustees duties, powers and rights; remedies for breach of trust, both personal and proprietary; the law pertaining to charitable trusts; non-express trusts, namely resulting trusts and constructive trusts.

LAW353 also addresses core equitable doctrines not the subject of discrete treatment in other core units, and, in particular, fiduciary law and the equitable doctrine of breach of confidence.

Mention may also be made of the role of equity in the law of assignments, albeit within the umbrella of discussion of the law of trusts.

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified).

A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus.

A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units.

Apply relevant principles of equity and trusts to hypothetical factual scenarios.

Communicate clearly and concisely an understanding of relevant legal principles.

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Equity And Trusts In Australia