Contract Law A examines the foundational principles of the law of contract in Australia. Students will interrogate the common law presumptions of freedom of contract and equality of bargaining power and analyse the capacity of equity to ameliorate the effects of those presumptions. This subject considers the role of contract … For more content click the Read more button below.
Contract Law A examines the foundational principles of the law of contract in Australia. Students will interrogate the common law presumptions of freedom of contract and equality of bargaining power and analyse the capacity of equity to ameliorate the effects of those presumptions. This subject considers the role of contract law as a transactional mechanism and as a method of allocation of risks and assesses the impact of the development of implied duties to cooperate and to act in good faith in the performance of contractual obligations.
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.
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Academic progress review - Schedule A subject
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Subject instances
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Learning resources
Prescribed - Book - Cheshire & Fifoot Law of Contract
Title:Cheshire & Fifoot Law of Contract
Resource requirement:Prescribed
Author/editor:N Seddon, R Bigwood and M Ellinghaus
Edition/volume:Latest
Publisher:Lexis Nexis, Butterworths
ISBN:9780409345438
Career ready
Work based learning (placement):No
Graduate capabilities
COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
Subject intended learning outcomes
On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Demonstrate high level research skills in relation to primary and secondary sources of contract law and its context
2.
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the conceptual and doctrinal framework of contract law in Australia
3.
Evaluate claims made in a factual scenario with appropriate reference to contract law
4.
Write a legal opinion on a factual scenario in contract law in a professional manner
5.
Critically analyse common law principles in the law of contract with reference to theories of contract law
Learning activities
Argument development and evaluation modelled through presentations, individual student reading of cases and in-class discussions to clarify and evaluate applications, assessment
Requisite rules
Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in one of the following courses: LMJD
