General Course Information
1.1 Course details
| Course code: | JDOC2001 & 2002 |
| Course name: | Equity and Trusts I & II |
| Programme offered under: | JD Programme |
| Semester: | Full year |
| Prerequisites / Co-requisites: | No |
| Credit point value: | 6 credits + 6 credits |
1.2 Course description
History and nature of equity; equitable obligations (fiduciary obligations, breach of confidence other than trade secrets); equitable remedies (account, rescission, compensation, Lord Cairns’ Act, injunction).
History and nature of trusts; creation of express trusts (the three certainties, formal requirements, constitution of trusts); administration of trusts; variation of trusts; the duties of trustees and rights of beneficiaries; liability for breach of trust, personal and proprietary; resulting and constructive trusts.
1.3 Course teachers
| Name | E-mail address | Office | Consultation | |
| Course convenor (first semester) | Rebecca Lee | rebeccalee@hku.hk | CCT 603 | By email |
| Course convenor (second semester) | Michael Lok | mlok310@hku.hk | TBC | By email |
| Course convenor (second semester) | Tom Ng | ngtom@hku.hk | TBC | By email |
Learning Outcomes
2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this Course
CLO 1 Knowledge: you should be able to demonstrate a solid understanding of the principles of Equity and Trusts. You should be skilled in reading Equity & Trusts cases, and be able tocritically assess the reasoning and conclusion of the cases.
CLO 2 Problem-solving skills: you will have had some practice in applying the law to the facts,which involves identifying the relevant law for a given factual scenario, applying it to thefacts, and distinguishing precedents on material grounds.
CLO 3 Critically thinking skills: you will have been given opportunities to analyse and critique the principles and process of developing the law of equity and trusts.
CLO 4 Presentation skills: you will have been given opportunities to present effectively legalarguments.
2.2 JD Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Please refer to the following link: https://course.law.hku.hk/jd-plo/
2.3 Programme Learning Outcomes to be achieved in this course
| PLO A | PLO B | PLO C | PLO D | PLO E | PLO F | |
| CLO 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Assessment(s)
3.1 Assessment Summary
| Assessment task | Weighting | Feedback method* | Course learning outcomes |
| Class participation in both semesters | 20% (10% per semester) | 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| Mid-term in-hall exam | 40% | 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| Final in-hall exam | 40% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| *Feedback method (to be determined by course teacher) | |
| 1 | A general course report to be disseminated through Moodle |
| 2 | Individual feedback to be disseminated by email / through Moodle |
| 3 | Individual review meeting upon appointment |
| 4 | Group review meeting |
| 5 | In-class verbal feedback |
3.2 Assessment Detail
To be advised by course convenor(s).
3.3 Grading Criteria
Please refer to the following link: https://www.law.hku.hk/_files/law_programme_grade_descriptors.pdf
Learning Activities
4.1 Learning Activity Plan
| Lecture: | 3 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
| Private study time: | 9.5 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
Remarks: the normative student study load per credit unit is 25 ± 5 hours (ie. 150 ± 30 hours for a 6-credit course), which includes all learning activities and experiences within and outside of classroom, and any assessment task and examinations and associated preparations.
4.2 Details of Learning Activities
To be advised by course convenor(s).
Learning Resources
5.1 Resources
| Reading materials: | Reading materials are posted on Moodle |
| Core reading list: | TBA |
| Recommended reading list: | TBA |
5.2 Links
Please refer to the following link: http://www.law.hku.hk/course/learning-resources/