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Principles of Property and Contract Law - LAWS8138

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Kensington Campus

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 9220 or 9231 or 9235 or 5750 or 5231 or 5235

Excluded: LAWS8273

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course introduces students to the fundamental elements of private law within the Australian legal system. Private law is the body of legal rules and principles that regulates dealings between private individuals. These dealings may be commercial, but may also personal and private. They are to be contrasted with individuals' relationship to the government or the state, which are governed by Public Law. Property and contract law represent the two major pillars of private law and will be examined in some detail in this course. The course will do this by looking at the major sources of property and contract law, namely the common law and equity, as well as statute.

Credited Programs

Please note this course available to students enrolled in the Master of Legal Studies, Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies, Master of Business Law or
Graduate Diploma in Business Law

This course is also available to Master of Dispute Resolution and Graduate Diploma in Dispute Resolution students who have NOT done Contracts or Property Law courses.

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course, students will have developed an understanding of:

core private law principles;
difference between contractual and proprietary rights;
the significance of remedies in both contract and property;
the mechanisms for establishing title to property;
the role of the common law, equity and statute in the development of private law.

Main Topics

Introduction to contract law: basic principles (offer, acceptance, intention to create legal relations, consideration)
contractual terms
contractual remedies
the legal definition of property
boundary between property and contract
doctrines of tenure and estates
registration systems of land title
native title
leases

Assessment

Research Essay 40%
Exam 40%
Class Participation 20%

Course Texts

To be advised

Resources

A full up-to date reading list will be provided in the detailed course outline.