Chief amongst the objectives of the course is the aim to ensure that students gain a sound understanding of basic principles of the law of property, including an introduction to equitable concepts and the law of trusts. This is not to say that the course attempts to cover every aspect of the law of property.
Exhaustive coverage is neither possible nor desirable.
Like others in the Law School, the course is designed to ensure that students acquire skills considered to be important to lawyers, whether or not they choose immediately to enter private practice. The content of the course is summarised in the 2000 Faculty Handbook. Since a number of teachers will be involved in this subject, teaching methods may vary somewhat from group to group, depending on the preference of the individual teacher and the composition of the class. The basic approach is for the teacher to lead discussion of prescribed materials which have been prepared beforehand by students. This approach is designed both to foster skills referred to earlier and to encourage a thorough understanding of material which, initially at least, presents conceptual difficulties.