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Discharge of Contracts - LAWS4031
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9220 or 5750
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The course examines some basic principles governing five major ways in which contracting parties may be discharged from their obligations: (i) by performance; (ii) by express or implicit agreement of the parties that their obligations be terminated; (iii) by failure of a non-promissory condition precedent to major performatory obligations; (iv) by election of the innocent party to terminate further obligations following a serious breach by the other party; and (v) by the occurrence of supervening events which frustrate the originally intended operation of the contract. Significant attention will be given to some legal remedies that become available following discharge in the five situations just mentioned.


Credited Programs

Legal Studies students only.

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Course Objectives

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Main Topics

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Assessment

Class participation Contribution to class discussion 20% (optional)
Take-home assignment 100% (80% if also counting class participation)
 

Course Texts

Prescribed

  • Preliminary Reading: E.McKendrick, Contract Law, 4th ed 2000 (Palgrave)
  • Required Text: Stephen Graw, An Introduction to the Law of Contract 4th ed 2002 (Lawbook Co)
Recommended
Recommended optional further reading: JW Carter and DJ Harland, Contract Law in Australia 4th ed 2002 (Butterworths)

Resources

Refer to Course Outline provided by lecturer at the beginning of session.

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