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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Cross-Border and Comparative Creditor Protection

IBL702 · Commercial Trust Law — Week 11 of 16

CourseIBL702
Week11 of 16
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This week’s topics

Cross-Border and Comparative Creditor Protection

  1. Direct action models under US Uniform Trust Code
  2. Civilian fiduciary analogues including the French fiducie and Treuhand
  3. Offshore asset-protection regimes and creditor vulnerability
  4. International private law and recognition of creditor claims
  5. Private International Law in International Commercial Litigation
  6. Professor de Benito on Brussels I on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement reform - 2013 edition

What you will be able to do

  • 4.2 Compare the law relating to trust creditors in other jurisdictions.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: compare the law relating to trust creditors in other jurisdictions.

Study materials

Videos

  • Private International Law in International Commercial Litigation · YouTube · University of London Postgraduate Laws · 5 min · for registered students
  • Professor de Benito on Brussels I on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement reform - 2013 edition · YouTube · European Law Observatory · 14 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Hague Convention of 1 July 1985 on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition · Reading · Hcch, legislation · for registered students
  • Recognition of Trusts Act 1987 · 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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