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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Succession (Online LLB) | |||
| Reference | LL3944 | Version | 3 |
| Created | June 2023 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | July 2017 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2023 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
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| To enable students to identify, analyse and evaluate the theories and techniques relating to the law of succession and trusts in Scotland. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Consider and analyse the main principles of the law of succession and trusts in Scotland. |
| 2 | Critically evaluate and analyse the legal consequences of death and the distribution of the estate of the deceased. |
| 3 | Apply the principles of the law relating to the distribution of a deceased's estate to practical situations. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| This module will cover the law of succession including proof of death and survivorship; entitlement to inherit; the rules of intestate succession; the rules of testate succession; will substitutes; formal validity of wills; essential validity of wills; revocation of wills; restraints on testamentary freedom; and the creation, validity, nature, operation and termination of trusts. |
| Module Delivery |
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| The module is delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous teaching and materials. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 36 | 36 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 114 | 114 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Examination | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | Summative assessment in the form of an Exam | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 0% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | Compliance on a pass/fail basis with the requirement to participate in online forum and tutorial activities. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
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| Explanatory Text | |
| This module is assessed by means of a component of substantive assessment, weighted at 100%. This is accompanied by a need to satisfy the participation requirements of the module, leading to the awarding of a Pass. The awarding of a D grade is the minimum requirement to pass the module, accompanied with a Pass for the participation requirements. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | A:Pass |
| B | B:Pass |
| C | C:Pass |
| D | D:Pass |
| E | E:Pass |
| F | F:Pass |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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| 1 | BARTOS, D., 2015. Bartos and Meston on the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964. 6th ed. Edinburgh: W.Green. |
| 2 | GIBB, A., 2017. Succession and Trusts Edinburgh: W.Green |
| 3 | GRETTON, G. and STEVEN, A., 2021. Property, trusts and succession. 4th ed. Haywards Heath: Bloomsbury Professional. |
| 4 | HIRAM, H., 2007. The Scots law of succession. 2nd ed. Haywards Heath: Bloomsbury Professional. |
| 5 | McCARTHY, F., 2013. Succession law Dundee: Dundee University Press. |
| 6 | NORRIE, K., and SCOBBIE, E.M., 1991. Trusts. Edinburgh: W. Green. |