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LAWS8119 Commercial Dispute Resolution

LAWS8119 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By Law
Academic Career Graduate Coursework
Course Subject Laws
Offered in LAWS8119 will not be offered in 2010
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

Objectives
This course is designed to give students an overview of the current ways commercial disputes are resolved and to introduce them to new processes and approaches now being utilised by lawyers, government and business.


Content
The topics to be covered include:

  • an overview of commercial disputes and their resolution in Australia and elsewhere
  • complex processes specially developed to resolve multi-party multi-issue disputes
  • current initiatives in government and the private sector to utilise alternative processes
  • recent research into disputes involving small businesses
  • current issues and trends.
Workload

26 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery)

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

Dispute Management (LAWS8116)

Programs Graduate Diploma in Government and Commercial Law and Master of Government and Commercial Law

The information published on the Study at ANU 2010 website applies to the 2010 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2009 website.

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