CONTRACT LAW B

LAW2CTB

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students will examine a range of circumstances in which contractual assent has been overridden, giving rise to the potential for relief at common law or in equity. Students will address the statutory measures that have been implemented to supplement the common law approach. By this examination, students will develop their problem-solving skills and expand them to legal problems involving statute. This subject also reinforces skills in case analysis and expands case-reading to cases involving the application of the Australian Consumer Law. Students will also consider the role of policy in the development of common law and statute. This subject, in combination with Contract Law A, meets the requirements of the Victorian Legal Admissions Board to practice in Victoria in the area of Law of Contracts. The subject contains the La Trobe Innovation and Entrepreneurship Essential , that requires students to: Understand and experience complexities of change; Generate and manage new ideas, in ways that include partnerships and collaboration; and Synthesise knowledge, prioritise action and manage risks.

School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Balu Rao

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: LAW2CTA AND LAW2TOT

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: LAW2CCC

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Principles of Australian Contract Law

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: J Gooley, R Radan, I Vickovich

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: 4th edition

Publisher: Lexis Nexis

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Ability to analyse common law principles at law and in equity.

02. Ability to interpret statutory provisions and associated case law relating to contracts.

03. Ability to use legal problem-solving skills to compose a legal opinion which applies the appropriate common law and statutory principles to facts.

04. Ability to critically analyse the social, economic and ethical context within which the law relating to commercial and consumer contracts operates.

05. Ability to identify the outcomes arising from alternative arguments and to argue strategically on the basis of the needs of a client in a fictional scenario, including identification of the opportunities and risks of these alternative arguments.

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Balu Rao

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 32 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
2 hour open book examination with 15 minute reading time 2,000 words	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Problem solving task requiring composition of a legal opinion 1800 words	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	35	SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
Online activities to be completed via LMS 800 Words	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	15	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Blended