Faculty of Law, The University of West Indies at Mona

LA39C The Administration of Trusts and Estates
	1. General 91 This course will be taught in either the first or second Semester in the second and third year of the LL.B. degree programme. The course 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 administration of trusts, including the duties and powers of trustees, and of the administration of the estates of deceased persons, including the duties and powers of executors and administrators. 3. Course Content Given its basic objectives, the topics which will be covered in the course are as follows: i. Categories of Trustee ii. Appointment, Retirement and Removal of Trustee iii. Duties and Powers of Trustee iv. Accountability of Trustees and Other Fiduciaries v. Remedies for Breach of Trust vi. Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration vii. Duties and Powers of personal Representatives viii. Payment of Debts ix. Payment of Legacies 4. Method of Teaching There will be no limitation on numbers in this course. Consequently, the course will be taught by way of two lectures and one tutorial per week. Each lecture and tutorial will be of one hour's duration. 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 and students will be required to answer three questions selected from a total of six questions.