Postgraduate Course: Private Client (LAWS11253)

Course Outline
School	School of Law	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	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 2015/16, 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: 100 ( Lecture Hours 12, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 28, Summative Assessment Hours 20, Revision Session Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 18 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Classwork 30%, Exam 70%
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	Private Client		5:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Private Client		5:00

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:- ż Understand the Law of Intestate succession and be able to explain the implications ż Draft Intestate documents ż Draft testamentary documents and understand the tax implications of such documents ż Understand the Law of Testate Succession and be able to explain the tax implications ż Understand the law on Trusts, their uses and applications, and be able to explain their implications, including tax implications ż Understand the law on incapacity as it applies to the field ż Administer an executry ż Understand tax implications ż Understand the process of giving financial advice to companies and individuals, including the tax elements of this ż Demonstrate professional ethics and standards ż Interview ż Demonstrate appropriate writing and drafting ż Demonstrate professional communication