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LAWS20028 Business Law

Course details

This course provides students with an introduction to the law of contract and business law as they operate within the parameters of Australia's common law based legal system. Topics include the origins of Australia's present legal system and the current legal environment in which contract and business law operate to regulate commercial transacting between firms as well as individuals. A particular study is made of the nature, terms, validity, operation and discharge of contracts, the process of litigation and alternate dispute resolution methods. While commercial law topics studied include agency, the sale of goods, trade practices law, real and personal property, torts, securities and bankruptcy.


Course at a glance
Career: Postgraduate
Credit points: 8
Requisites: This course has no pre/co-requisites
Student Contribution Band: 3
EFTSL: 0.16667
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Term Campus
2007 Term One BNE FLEX GDC MEL NZDS ROK SYD
2007 Term Two BNE FLEX GDC HKG MEL ROK SYD
2007 Term Three BNE GDC MEL SYD
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