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Property Law II provides a good knowledge and understanding of the core concepts and concern of the law of trusts.

The law of trusts is very important in practice, as a great deal of property is held on trust, ranging from family homes in the domestic context, to shares and bonds in the commercial context and to money invested for the benefit of the members of pension schemes. Property Law II focusses on the key rules and principles that apply across the whole of the law of trusts, and also looks at some special types of trust, such as charitable trusts. You will learn about the requirements that must be met if a person is successfully to set up a trust, the rights of a beneficiary of a trust, both against the trustees (who hold the trust property) and against third parties, and the remedies that a court may provide to protect such rights. At the end of the course you will be familiar with the legal rules on these topics, and also with academic analyses of those rules.

The concepts examined in Property Law II build on and complement those discussed in Property Law I. A knowledge of the law of trusts is also crucial in understanding important areas of commercial law, financial law, and tax law. In the module, you will engage closely with case-law and statutory provisions, and also with academic analyses and criticisms of the law.

Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the module via online Moodle information pages.