Faculty of Law, The University of West Indies at Mona

LA31F The Law of Trusts

1. General
This course will be taught in either the first or second Semester in the second
and third year of the LL.B. degree programme. It is an optional one but may be
slated to be a prerequisite for other options.

2. Course Objective
The primary objective of the course is to provide students with an in-depth
knowledge of the modern trust. This knowledge is believed to be especially
useful in estate planning and tax planning.

3. Course Content
Given its basic objectives, the topics which will be covered in the course are as
follows:
i. Express Trusts
ii. Fixed and Discretionary Trusts
iii. Resulting Trusts
iv. Constructive Trusts
v. Secret Trusts
vi. Protective Trusts
vii. Charitable Trusts

4. Method of Teaching
There will be no limitation on numbers in this course which is expected to attract
numbers. The course will be taught by way of two one-hour lectures and one
one-hour tutorial per week.

5. Method of Assessment
This course will be assessed by way of a two-hour final examination at the end
of the Semester in which it is taught. Students will be required to answer three
questions selected from a total of six questions.