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Unit of Study LAWS2024 - Commercial Law (2023)

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Unit description

Addresses the fundamental principles governing commercial law. Focuses on the common law and statutory principles relating to commercial transactions, including the sale of goods, e-commerce, credit law, agency and insurance. Also discusses other related areas, including the law of trusts, partnerships, bankruptcy and bailment.

Unit content

Module 1: Agency & Partnerships
Module 2: Sale of Goods and Bailment
Module 3: Credit Law and Guarantees
Module 4: Insurance
Module 5: Trusts and Bankruptcy
Module 6: E-commerce and Business Ethics

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
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Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

explain the benefits of ethics within the context of commercial law

demonstrate an understanding and evaluate the different issues of commercial law

demonstrate a high level of understanding and application of the legal principles governing the sale of goods; bailments; credit transactions and guarantees; e-commerce; insurance and bankruptcy

demonstrate skills in legal research, critical analysis and the written presentation of research and argument.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Turner, C & Trone, J, 2020, Australian Commercial Law, 33rd edn, Law Book Co, Australia. ISBN: 9780455244709.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.