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Issues in Equity - LAWS3134

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: Torts (LAWS1061/JURD7161), Equity & Trusts (LAWS2385/JURD7285) and Land Law (LAWS2383/JURD7283) OR Torts (LAWS1061/JURD7161), Property, Equity & Trusts 1 (LAWS2381/JURD7281) and Property, Equity & Trusts 2 (LAWS2382/JURD7282).

Excluded: JURD7334

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course further develops some of the most important equitable doctrines. Topics include the history and nature of equity; the relationship of law and equity; locating equity in a map of private law; equitable assignment; undue influence; unconscionable transactions; confidential information; fiduciary obligations; tracing in equity; the debate as to the "fusion" of law and equity; remedial trusts.

Recommended Prior Knowledge

LAWS1052 (Foundations of Law); LAWS1061 (Torts); LAWS1081 (Property, Equity and Trusts 1) or LAWS2381 (Property, Equity and Trusts 1); LAWS 1082 (Property and Equity 2) or LAWS2382 (Property and Equity 2); LAWS 1071 (Contracts 1); LAWS 1072 (Contracts 2)

Course Objectives

As a result of doing this course students will have a deeper knowledge of equitable doctrine and the private law theory which seeks to explain it.

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