Postgraduate Course: Private Client (LAWS11253)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Law | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | To develop the practical skills of taking instructions, preparing wills, administering executries and trusts and dealing with those suffering from adult incapacity. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2), Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
		| Location | 
		Activity | 
		Description | 
		Weeks | 
		Monday | 
		Tuesday | 
		Wednesday | 
		Thursday | 
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |  
| First Class | 
First class information not currently available |  
| Exam Information | 
 
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Private Client | 5:00 |  |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Private Client | 5:00 |  |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
By the end of the course students should be able to:- 
&· Understand the Law of Intestate succession and be able to explain the implications 
&· Draft Intestate documents 
&· Draft testamentary documents and understand the tax implications of such documents 
&· Understand the Law of Testate Succession and be able to explain the tax implications 
&· Understand the law on Trusts, their uses and applications, and be able to explain their implications, including tax implications 
&· Understand the law on incapacity as it applies to the field 
&· Administer an executry 
&· Understand tax implications 
&· Understand the process of giving financial advice to companies and individuals, including the tax elements of this 
&· Demonstrate professional ethics and standards 
&· Interview 
&· Demonstrate appropriate writing and drafting 
&· Demonstrate professional communication 
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Assessment Information 
| Classwork 30%, Exam 70% |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mrs Caroline Colliston 
Tel: (0131 6)50 6301 
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Course secretary | Ms Margaret Stewart 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2004 
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