Regulation, Litigation and Enforcement - LAWS8064
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 9200, 9210, 5740, 9230, 9235, 5235, 9231 or 5231
Excluded: JURD7364
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
LLM Specialisation
Corporate Commercial and Taxation Law
Dispute Resolution
International Business & Economic Law
Taxation
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Course Objectives
- understand the role of enforcement through litigation in regulation
- be familiar with regulator investigation and information-gathering powers
- understand the differences and complexities associated with regulatory litigation such as the use of expert evidence, role of pleadings and unique remedies available to a regulator
- comprehend the role of criminal proceedings in regulation
Main Topics
- The role of enforcement in regulation
- Pre-Litigation Processes
- Competition Law Litigation
- Securities and Financial Services Litigation
- Tax Litigation
- Criminal Law Aspects of Regulatory Litigation
- Special Topics eg class actions, Royal Commissions.
Assessment
Class Participation – 20%