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Please note that this Unit Profile is still in progress. The content below is subject to change.Overview
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
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: 24 credit points of Law units including LAWS11057.
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).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2025
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).
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.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
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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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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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.
Feedback from Student evaluation 2023
Useful feedback score lower
I will review my feedback processes for unit 1 2025.
Feedback from Unsolicited email feedback 2023 T1 student
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.
I will continue to develop resources using this approach.
Feedback from The exam content should be reduced for the 2.5hrs
Student evaluation 2023 T3
I reviewed the complexity of exam questions following the 2023 T3 exams and implemented changes in 2024 T1.
- Explain the principles of Equity and Trusts and examine their relationship to broader legal principles
- Identify relevant equitable doctrines and apply them to problem-based scenarios
- Analyse and evaluate the role played by equity and trusts in common law jurisdictions
- 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Online discussion forum - 10% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||
| 3 - Examination - 50% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||