Legal Concepts, Research and Writing for BL - LAWS8072
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9235, 5235, 9220, 9231, 5750 or 5231.
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course is compulsory for students enrolled in the Masters of Business Law and Graduate Diploma in Business Law and consists of three modules.
Module 1: Introduction to Business Law introduces students to the sources of Business Law including relevant legislation such as the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), key regulators such as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, internal documents for the management of corporations such as corporate constitutions and replaceable rules, and business records such as ASIC company searches and various ASIC registers.
Module 2: Australian Legal System & Process looks at the structure of and principles governing common law legal systems and at the role of constitutions.
Module 3: Research & Writing in a Legal Environment provides training in the legal research and legal writing skills which are essential for the successful completion of law assignments.
This course must be taken by non-law graduate students in the first semester of the Master of Business Law and the Graduate Diploma in Business Law. The course is made up of three inter-related modules.
Main Topics
Module 1: Introduction to Business Law introduces students to the sources of Business Law including relevant legislation such as the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), key regulators such as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, internal documents for the management of corporations such as corporate constitutions and replaceable rules, and business records such as ASIC company searches and various ASIC registers.
Module 2: Australian Legal System & Process looks at the structure of and principles governing common law legal systems and at the role of constitutions.
Module 3: Research & Writing in a Legal Environment provides training in the legal research and legal writing skills which are essential for the successful completion of law assignments.
This course must be taken by non-law graduate students in the first semester of the Master of Business Law and the Graduate Diploma in Business Law. The course is made up of three inter-related modules.
Main Topics
- Fundamental legal research and legal writing skills
- Sources of Business Law including business records such as ASIC company searches and various ASIC registers
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.
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