Course Name | Canadian Law of Trusts |
Course Code | LAW 6891 |
Course Credits | 6.0 |
Pre/Anti-requisites | |
Course Description | This course will inform students on the theory and practice of trusts. This course will consider foundational issues in the law of trusts such as the nature of a trust; formal requirements of trusts; constitution of trusts; secret trusts; trusts, powers and purposes; certainties; property-holding by unincorporated associations; charitable trusts and cy-pres; resulting trusts; some aspects of trustees' powers and duties; variation of trusts; the principles of constructive trusts; remedies, including some aspects of tracing; the intersection of trusts doctrine and the law of unjust enrichment. The course does not extend to tax treatment of trusts. |
Specialization | Canadian Common Law |
Status | Elective |
Elective for |
International Business Law |
CPD Hours | |
NCA Status | NCA Approval Pending |
Instructors | David Freeman |
Term | Summer 2017 |
Start date | 2017-04-25 |
End date | 2017-07-05 |
Schedule | Tuesdays April 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Wednesdays June 7, 14, 21, 27; July 5, 12 (7PM-10PM) |
Location | |
Presentation Format | In-person |
Method of Evaluation | Final Exam - TBA |
Program Format | Weekly |
Available for SCE | Yes |
Notes |
All courses and schedules are subject to change.