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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
LAW00051 - Legal Research and Writing AND LAW10157 - Australian Legal System
Anti-requisites
Unit aim
Provides the basis for a sound understanding of the basic principles governing the formation, interpretation and performance of contractual rights and obligations and the remedies available to parties in contractual disputes, under both common law and statute law.
Unit content
Topic 1 Contracts and the three elements
Topic 2 Terms of the contract
Topic 3 Matters affecting formation
Topic 4 Vitiation of contracts
Topic 5 Illegal contracts
Topic 6 End of the contract
Topic 7 Remedies
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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| 1 | identify the legal and non-legal issues in contractual cases and hypothetical situations | |||||||
| 2 | apply relevant legal principles, under common law and statute, to the resolution of these issues | |||||||
| 3 | express the above in clear, concise and logical language. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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identify the legal and non-legal issues in contractual cases and hypothetical situations
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA4:
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apply relevant legal principles, under common law and statute, to the resolution of these issues
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA4:
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express the above in clear, concise and logical language.
- GA1:
Prescribed texts
- Wiseman, L, Backstrom, M & Trowse, P, 2012, Contracts, 4th edn, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood, NSW. ISBN: 9780409329186.