Overview

This course provides an introduction to the principles of contract law that apply in Australian and Common Law legal systems.   It focuses on understanding how legal agreements operate in a range of contexts, from corporate and commercial to family, employment and consumer law.   The course highlights both common law principles … For more content click the Read More button below. The focus of this course is to provide a comprehensive grounding to LLM students who have not undertaken legal study in a Common Law jurisdiction. Please note that this course is not intended to satisfy the requirements for admission to practice in Australia and cannot be used for credit in the LLB or Juris Doctor. This course is not intended for students holding a Bachelor of Law or Juris Doctor qualification from an Australian or Common Law jurisdiction.

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: Enrolled in 9200, 9201, 9225 or MNGTUS8625.
Corequisite: LAWS8213 or LAWS8214
This course is not intended for students who have completed a Law degree in an Australian or common law jurisdiction.

Delivery

In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)
Multimodal - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

Please note that the above delivery information is an indication on how this course may be delivered within the year.  Delivery mode(s) for each term can be viewed on other sources such as myUNSW and class timetable site.

This Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

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