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LW6564E - Law of Contract

Offering Academic Unit
School of Law
Credit Units
4
Course Duration
One semester
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Not offering in current academic year

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims
This course aims: – 
  1. To introduce students to the concept of incurring obligations by volitional agreement;
  2. To give an idea of the legal mechanisms used to achieve and recognise contractual agreement;
  3. To consider the effect of vitiating factors on the validity of a contract; how the practical use of standard form agreements, legislation and limitation clauses have modified ideas of freedom of contract; 
  4. To encourage a critical understanding of the practices, values and principles of the common law of contract; 
  5. To develop students’ ability to reflect on their knowledge and understanding to identify, analyse and provide solutions to relevant contract law issues;
  6. To critically evaluate the cases and analyse how standard form agreements, legislation and limitation clauses have modified ideas of freedom of contract; and
  7. To prepare and enable students to apply and assess the principles to pursue independent research.

Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Participation: 20%
Coursework: 20%
Examination: 60%
Examination Duration: 3 hours
 
Detailed Course Information
LW6564E.pdf

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