Programme Specification and Regulations 2011-2012 - EMFSS Old Regulations

Table of Contents

1. University of London International ProgrammesProgramme Specification and Regulations for Economics, Management, Finance and the Social Sciences (Old Regulations)
2. Important information regarding the Programme Specification and Regulations
3. Programme Specification
4. Detailed Regulations
5. Annex A: Structures - Degrees
6. Annex A: Structures - Diplomas for Graduates
7. Annex A: Structures - Diploma in Economics and Diploma in Social Sciences
8. Annex A: Structures - Selection Groups
9. Annex B - Syllabuses for Economics, Management, Finance and the Social Sciences
10. Annex B - Laws syllabuses
    1. LA1010 Criminal law
    2. LA1020 Public law
    3. LA1031 Common law reasoning and institutions
    4. LA1040 Elements of the law of contract
    5. LA3001 Law of tort
    6. LA3002 Law of trusts
    7. LA3003 Land law
    8. LA3004 Civil and criminal procedure
    9. LA3005 Jurisprudence and legal theory
    10. LA3007 Evidence
    11. LA3008 Administrative law
    12. LA3012 History of English law
    13. LA3013 Public international law
    14. LA3014 Conflict of laws
    15. LA3016 Succession
    16. LA3017 Commercial law
    17. LA3018 Labour law
    18. LA3019 Family law
    19. LA3021 Company law
    20. LA3024 EU law
    21. LA3025 Criminology
    22. LA3026 Intellectual property
    23. LA3028 Introduction to Islamic law
    24. LA3029 International protection of human rights
11. Annex C: Credits and accreditation of prior learning
12. Annex C: Table of Automatic Accreditation of Prior Learning 2011-12
13. Annex D: Scheme of award
14. Annex E: Assessment Criteria
15. Glossary of terms
16. Related documents and other sources of information
17. Corrections

LA3003 Land law

1. General principles. Definition of land. Doctrine of tenures and estates. Fee simple estates. Legal andequitable rights. Principles of the 1925 legislation. 2002 Land Registration Act.
2. Unregistered and registered conveyancing. Land Charges Act 1972. Doctrine of notice. Land Registration Acts. Concept of overreaching.
3. Settlements and trusts. Trusts of land under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996. Co-ownership of land.
4. Landlord and tenant. The term of years absolute. Its nature, creation, assignment and forfeiture. Enforceability of leasehold covenants. The lease/licence distinction.
5. Licences. Bare licences. Contractual licences, their revocability and enforceability against third parties. Proprietary estoppel, the nature of the doctrine, remedies and enforceability against third parties.
6. Easements. Characteristics, creation, extinguishment and extent.
7. Covenants running with freehold land. The common law and equitable rules relating to the running of the burden and benefit of covenants.
8. Mortgages. Nature and creation. Position and rights of the mortgagor. Rights and remedies of the mortgagee.
9. Adverse possession.
10. Questions will not be asked on the application of the rules against perpetuities and accumulations.

Students are permitted to bring into the examination room the following specified document: either: one copy of Blackstone's Statutes on Property Law (OUP) or one copy of Core Statutes on Property Law (Palgrave Macmillan)