Trusts Law

The Trusts Law Module

  • Only what you actually need to know for the SQE 1 exam for Trusts Law.
  • 49 bite-sized videos so you can learn faster.
  • The entire Trusts Law SRA syllabus into 87 easy diagrams.
  • Test your knowledge as you go with sample Trusts Law questions.
  • 49 colourful study notes to refresh your knowledge quickly.
Course Content

Creation and requirements of express trusts

  • smart_displayCertainty, and certainty of intention
  • smart_displayWhat 'certainty of subject-matter' means
  • smart_displayTreatment of parts of groups of things
  • smart_displayCertainty of beneficial interests
  • smart_displayFixed interest trusts
  • smart_displayDiscretionary trusts
  • smart_displayAdministrative unworkability
  • smart_displayThe beneficiary principle and the rules against perpetuity
  • smart_displayFormalities to create an express inter vivos trusts
  • smart_displayConstitution of express inter vivos trusts and exceptions to the rule that equity will not assist a volunteer

Beneficial entitlement

  • smart_displayFixed interest trusts: vested interests, contingent interests, successive interests & discretionary trusts
  • smart_displayThe rule in Saunders v Vautier

The distinction between charitable trusts and non-charitable purpose trusts

  • smart_displayCharitable purpose trusts
  • smart_displayNon-Charitable purpose trusts
Visual learning

The course provides unique diagrams you won’t find anywhere else, distilling what you need to know for the exam into videos and manageable, bite-sized colourful study notes. This means you’ll understand the material faster and retain the knowledge longer so you remember it when you’re in the exam.

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Testimonials

Guy Mayo

The course has inspired me to qualify in order to strengthen my skill set as a property developer. Despite coming from an engineering and construction career the course is extremely user friendly. Cannot recommend strongly enough !

Jungho

This is an excellent resource for SQE preparation, offering over abundant videos, mock exams, diagrams, and clear notes. Personally, it greatly helped me pass the SQE, with insightful content and confidence-boosting mock exams. I highly recommend it for SQE candidates. The course simplified complex legal concepts, and the experienced instructor provides on-screen legal text, using real court cases for illustration. The option to pause and review content was really helpful. Overall, it’s a concise, accessible, and highly recommended resource for SQE success.

I highly recommend it!

Jin

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This is an excellent, extensive course covering complicated topics with a lot of detail. Not only are the video lessons useful and easy to follow, study notes with diagrams and practice exams are included throughout, letting me to test my understanding and see my progress. Highly recommended!