Postgraduate Course: Private Client (LAWS11253)
Course Outline
School | School of Law |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
Summary | To develop the practical skills of taking instructions, preparing wills, administering executries and trusts and dealing with those suffering from adult incapacity. |
Course description |
Not entered
|
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
|
Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
|
Quota: None |
Course Start |
Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
(
Lecture Hours 42,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 28,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 28,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
|
Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
|
Additional Information (Assessment) |
Class performance ¿ weighted 50%
Written assignments (5 written assignments in total, each weighted 10%) ¿ weighted 50%
|
Feedback |
Not entered |
No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Mandatory outcomes: (a) Understand the Law of Testate Succession and be able to explain the tax implications; (b) Draft testamentary documents and understand the tax implications of such documents; (c) Understand the Law of Intestate Succession and be able to explain the implications; (d) Draft Intestate documents; (e) Administer an executry; (f) Understand the law on Trusts, their uses and applications, and be able to explain their implications, including tax implications; (g) Understand the law on incapacity; (h) Understand the principles and practice of tax planning as it relates to Private Client in relation to the preparation of wills and deed of variation; (i) Has a developing awareness of the importance of technology in relation to private clients including online filing, online personal tax accounts and the process of making tax digital.
- Core outcomes: (a) Professionalism; (b) Professional communication: (i) Professional relationships and team working, (ii) Transactional research; (iii) Writing and drafting, (iv) Use of technology; (c) Professional ethics and standards: (i) Duties to the profession (ii) The client-solicitor relationship (iii) Conflict of interest (iv) Confidentiality
|
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Ms Laura McBrien
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Margaret Stewart
Tel: (0131 6)50 2004
Email: |
|
|