This course aims to

• examine the nature, role, and significance of equity in the common law legal system;
• develop a sound knowledge of law, policy and practice in relation to the law of equity, including the law of trusts;
• develop the following set of skills in relation to the law of equity, including trusts:

              ○   research skills 
              ○   analytical and problem-solving skills
              ○   effective written and oral communication skills

• develop an awareness of the social and commercial contexts in which trust law operates;
• introduce students to some of the basic practical skills required to advise on application of trusts law; and
• review the distinctions between trusts, gifts and the law of obligations (contract and tort).