Private Law Advanced Commercial Transactions — 76086 Offered: Spring 2022
Assessment: A1 - Class Participation (20%) A2 - Choice of Moot or Short Essay (30%) A3 - Take Home Final Exam (50%)
Brief Overview: Advanced Commercial Transactions is an ideal elective for students keen to pursue a career in commercial, corporate, or banking and finance law, as well as for those wishing to set up or expand a business. The subject provides students with an understanding of the legal issues involved in common business structures. Students apply advanced principles of commercial legal structure to common commercial transactions, such as licensing, distribution, franchising and agency relationships. As part of their assessments, students may choose to compete in a moot, encouraging collaboration with peers, undertaking research, and forming arguments. This assessment will provide students with an opportunity to develop the style and quality of legal argument expected of lawyers. Please note: 70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law AND 70417 Corporate Law AND 70517 Equity and Trusts are prerequisites for this subject.
Advanced Contracts — 76047
Brief Overview: This is one of the most practical subjects, and applicable to students’ professional legal careers. Contractual disputes, understanding clauses and identifying potential remedies are at the heart of almost all legal cases.
Offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2023 Advanced Contracts builds upon foundational concepts of contracts and equitable remedies. This subject helps students determine if contractual breaches have occurred and its potential remedies by critically examining contracts and witness statements in tutorials. Assessment: A1 - Contract Portfolio (40%) A2 - Written Problem Question (40%) A3 - Class Participation and Contribution (20%)
Banking Law — 77715 Offered: Autumn 2023
Assessment: A1 - Class Participation (20%) A2 - Essay (30%) A3 - Take Home Problem Paper (50%)
Interactive tutorials enable students to gain hands-on learning experience. Each tutorial commences with a presentation of facts relating to a claimed contractual breach, and students will consider the legal issues accordingly. Please note: 70211 Contracts AND 70517 Equity and Trusts AND 70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law are prerequisites for this subject.
Brief Overview: Students interested in working in the finance industry will find Banking Law as the perfect elective. The subject provides students with a comprehensive overview of the law relating to banking. This includes the regulations and framework under which national banks operate, the nature of the relationship between banker and consumer, and the characteristics of consumer banking, electronic banking and corporate banking. Completing this subject will enable students to develop the ability to critically analyse issues relevant to the banking industry. This allows students to contribute to ongoing conversations about current affairs and developments, and their impacts on external stakeholders. Please note: 70327c Introduction to Property and Commercial Law is a prerequisite for this subject.
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