LAWS8131 Commercial Drafting

LAWS8131 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	Law
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Laws
Offered in	Second Semester, 2009 and Second Semester, 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Objectives: This course provides students with: an understanding of drafting concepts and techniques for commercial documents, particularly commercial contracts; practice and feedback in solving common drafting problems. Content: Principal topics include: drafting techniques; structure of commercial contracts; formal requirements and drafting to fit other documents and statutes; risk management in drafting; sources of ambiguity and drafting solutions; mechanisms such as dispute resolution.
Indicative Assessment	Students must rely on the Approved Assessment which will be posted to the course homepage on the ANU Law website, prior to the commencement of the course.
Workload	Equivalent of 26 contact hours through WebCT
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. and SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation.
Areas of Interest	Law
Requisite Statement	LLB degree
Programs	Master of Laws (Legal Practice)
Other Information	This course is run on WebCT. Once enrolled logon to WebCT at: http://webct.anu.edu.au/login/ using your ISIS username and password. When available students will be able to gain access to the course materials and the first module.
Academic Contact	Barry Yau, Dalvin Chein, and Graduate Administration

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