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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Comparative Trustee Powers: Commercial versus Family Settings

IBL702 · Commercial Trust Law — Week 6 of 16

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This week’s topics

Comparative Trustee Powers: Commercial versus Family Settings

  1. Investment discretion and portfolio theory
  2. Operational business management and extensive delegation
  3. Securitisation and debt financing powers
  4. Unit trusts and collective investment vehicles

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Evaluate the powers of a trustee operating a commercial trust and one operating a family trust.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the powers of a trustee operating a commercial trust and one operating a family trust.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Trustee Act 2000 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Trustee Act 1925 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations and Functions of Commercial Trusts
  • Week 2: Creation and Mechanics of Express Commercial Trusts
  • Week 3: Equitable Rights and Obligations of Parties
  • Week 4: The Interplay of Contract, Equity, and Trust Law
  • Week 5: Conceptual Separation of Trust Law from Contract Law
  • Week 6: Comparative Trustee Powers: Commercial versus Family Settin…
  • Week 7: Fiduciary Duties and Governance Across Trust Frameworks
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Trustee Liability and Risk Mitigation
  • Week 10: Trust Creditors and Asset Recovery
  • Week 11: Cross-Border and Comparative Creditor Protection
  • Week 12: Applying Commercial Trust Law in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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