law3gil general insurance law
GENERAL INSURANCE LAW & PRACTICE
LAW3GIL
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject is designed to cover principles of General Insurance Law through an examination of the general principles relating to the construction and interpretation of various classes of insurance cover in relation to land based risks. Some of the common classes of cover which will be dealt with are Fire and Public Liability Risks, Motor Insurance cover, Home Owners and Home Contents policies. The syllabus will deal with regulatory aspects of insurance as covered by key legislation, common law principles which regulate the relationship between the insurer and the insured such as the duty of good faith, non-disclosure and misrepresentation and fraud in insurance contracts. The legislative frame work will also be taken into account. Of relevance here will be coverage of the principles of subrogation, election, waiver and estoppel. From the practical perspective, duties owed by a lawyer when retained by an insurer, as well as a lawyer's professional responsibilities will be considered
SchoolLa Trobe Law School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorBalu Rao
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesStudents will be expected to address issues arising in insurance related litigation based on case law scenarios or alternatively research into law reform in specific areas of insurance law. This will be an assessed essay- based activity, oral arguments and in the final examination.
Capstone subjectYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesLAW2CTA AND LAW1LIM
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Learning resources
Australian Insurance Law: A First Reference
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorGreg Pynt
Year2008
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherLEXIS NEXIS BUTTERWORTHS 2008
ISBN9780409337532
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Principles of Liability Insurance
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorDerrington & Ashton
Year2005
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherLEXIS NEXIS BUTTERWORTHS 2005
ISBNN/A
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Chapter/issueN/A
URLN/A
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Principles of Insurance Law
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorKelly 7 Ball
YearN/A
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherLEXIS NEXIS LOOSELEAF VERSION
ISBNN/A
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Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
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