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Overview

This course systematically examines major substantive and evidentiary issues in finding express and implied terms of commercial agreements, and in determining their meaning and effect. While closely analysing practical problems the course also tresses constantly the fundamental principles that give to this area of law a basic coherence that is … For more content click the Read More button below. Finding the express terms in documents (signed or unsigned), correspondence and/or pre-contractual oral statementCircumstances where signature may not bindMethods of resolving conflict between contractual documentation and pre-contractual statementsOperations of the parol evidence ruleImplied termsConstruction of written contracts in the light of admissible evidenceCanons of interpretationConstruction of exclusion clauses

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9225 or 9201; or enrolment in MNGTUS8625 Law

Delivery

In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

In-person - Intensive

Course Outline

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