Course

Land Law - LAWS2383

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: LAWS2385 or JURD7285 Pre-requisite: LAWS2381 or JURD7281

Excluded: JURD7282, JURD7283, LAWS2382

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The course examines the fundamental principles of land law in Australia. Topics covered include native title, the Torrens system, co-ownership, leases, mortgages, easements and covenants. These topics are critically analysed in their historical, social, political and economic contexts. Professional and ethical approaches to dealing with interests in land are explored.

Course Learning Outcomes

The student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate awareness of principles of land law and their relationship to the broader context;
  2. Engage in critical analysis of the historical and social significance of real property and property law;
  3. Navigate the interaction of common law, equity and statute when applying real property law to hypothetical fact scenarios;
  4. Engage in critical analysis of doctrines of land law;
  5. Demonstrate effective oral communication skills by discussing and debating course concepts in a scholarly, reflective and respectful manner; and
  6. Demonstrate effective written communication skills by articulating legal concepts clearly, persuasively and appropriately.

Topics

  • Native title
  • Doctrines of tenure and estates
  • Contracts for the sale of land
  • Torrens system
  • Equitable interests in land
  • Leases
  • Mortgages
  • Co-ownership
  • Easements
  • Covenants
  • Strata and community title

Assessment

  • Class participation - 20%
  • Research Assignment - 30%
  • Take-home exam - 50%

Texts

Prescribed Texts:
  • Edgeworth, Rossiter, Stone, O’Connor Sackville and Neave’s Property Law: Cases and Materials (LexisNexis, 9th ed, 2013)
Recommended texts:
  • Gray, Edgeworth, Foster and Dorsett, 3rd ed., LexisNexis, Sydney, 2012
  • Bradbrook, Maccallum Moore and Grattan, Australian Real Property Law, 5th ed, Thomson, (2011)
  • Peter Butt, Land Law (Thomson, 6th ed, 2010)
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