Expected starting date: April 2022
Price: 110 000 KZT / 260 USD / 220 Euro
AIFC Academy of Law proudly presents "AIFC Certificate in English Legal System". This course is designed for lawyers, advocates, in-house lawyers and other professionals whose work involve exposure to common law systems and jurisdictions.
CONTENT OF THE PROGRAMME:
Lecture 1: Introduction to Equity & Trusts
The aim of this lecture is to introduce to the participants the historical context of equity and trusts and how it forms an essential part of the jurisprudence of common law countries. The lecture will introduce the participants to what is often called the most distinctive and greatest achievement of English jurisprudence i.e. the trust. In this session, the elements of a trust will be unpacked.
Lecture 2: Contemporary Uses of the Trust - Wealth Management
In this lecture, we will look at the use of the trust in the field of international wealth management. By the end of the lecture, you should understand: (a) the main issues in wealth management; (b) how the trust is used to manage family wealth and the various functions the trust performs, such as the avoidance of probate or for asset protection purposes; and (c) a grasp of the issues that arise in respect of controlling trustees’ discretions, trustee liability, the rights of the objects of trusts, and the questions surrounding purpose trusts. The lecturer will draw not just from English law but also jurisprudence from other major financial centres.
Lecture 3: Contemporary Uses of the Trusts - Commercial Trusts
This session will look at other contemporary uses of the trust outside wealth management. In particular, this session will explore the concept of the Real Estate Investment Trust, Business Trust and trust over cryptoassets.
Lecture 4: Dispute Resolution - Trust Disputes & Attacks on Trust Structures
The aim of this lecture is to look at what kinds of disputes may arise in relation to trust structures. In this session, we will explore the issues which may come up when beneficiaries have disputes with the trustee and when third parties attack the trust structures.
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