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Principles of Property and Contract Law - LAWS8138
Badabagan

 
Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9220, 9231, 5750 or 5231.
 
 
Excluded: LAWS8273
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 3 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course introduces students to the fundamental elements of private law within the Australian legal system. Private law is the body of legal rules and principles that regulates dealings between private individuals. These dealings may be commercial, but may also personal and private. They are to be contrasted with individuals' relationship to the government or the state, which are governed by Public Law. Property and contract law represent the two major pillars of private law and will be examined in some detail in this course. The course will do this by looking at the major sources of property and contract law, namely the common law and equity, as well as statute.

Credited Programs

Please note this course is only available to students enrolled in the Master of Legal Studies, Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies, Master of Business Law or
Graduate Diploma in Business Law

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course, students will have developed an understanding of:
  • core private law principles;
  • difference between contractual and proprietary rights;
  • the significance of remedies in both contract and property;
  • the mechanisms for establishing title to property;
  • the role of the common law, equity and statute in the development of private law.

Main Topics

  • Introduction to contract law: basic principles (offer, acceptance, intention to create legal relations, consideration)
  • contractual terms
  • contractual remedies
  • the legal definition of property
  • boundary between property and contract
  • doctrines of tenure and estates
  • registration systems of land title
  • native title
  • leases

Assessment

Research Essay 40%
Exam 40%
Class Participation 20%

Course Texts

To be advised

Resources

A full up-to date reading list will be provided in the detailed course outline.

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