This course introduces you to the Australian legal system and the law regulating business activities. Particular focus is given to the law of contract. The course also covers the laws relating to particular types of business contracts such as sales of goods and insurance contracts. Aspects of property law and negligence are also covered.

Upon successful completion of the requirements for this course, students will be able to:

• identify the sources of law in Australia: statute and judege made law and
• explain some of the associated issues such as constitutional limitations on power, the hierarchy of courts
• find current statements of case law and legislation regards commercial legal issues
• apply principles of statutory interpretation in a commercial legal context
• apply the doctrine of precedent in a commercial legal context
• identify legal issues in a problem scenario and apply the law to resolve those issues
• understand the way the law will view a set of circumstances and why the law exists and also how to apply the to influence and inform decision making

• Problem papers 20%
• Assignment - 20%
• Final Examination - 60%

Students taking this course are expected to commit at least 10 hours a week to completing the work. This will include 3 hours per week in class and at least 7 hours a week on average (including non-teaching weeks) on course reading, research, writing and assignment work.

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Incompatible with COMM1101 Introduction to Commercial Law, LAWS1204 Contracts, LAWS2101 Introductory Business Law, LAWS2210 Commercial Law and ENGN4003 Engineering Law.

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