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Commercial Property Transactions - LAWS4025
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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: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 5740 or 9230
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course aims to provide the student with a knowledge of contract, equity and property law and cognate statute law governing the conduct of commercial land dealings from the negotiation stage through to completion of contract. The course goes beyond a study of the standard form contract for sale of land used in New South Wales and treats topics of national interest and importance. Where a study of state legislation is made, the New South Wales model will be used although reference may be made, for comparative purposes, to the legislation in other states.


LLM Specialisation

Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law.

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Main Topics

  • Issues of formation
  • Enforceability
  • Options
  • Vendor disclosure
  • Title
  • Remedies

Assessment

Take-home exam Preparation and engagement in class 100% (or 50% if research essay is submitted)
Research essay Optional 50% (optional)
 

Course Texts

Prescribed
Rossiter, Principles of Land Contracts and Options in Australia (Lexisnexis Butterworths) 2003

Recommended
None

Resources

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

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