CONTRACT LAW A

LAW5CNA

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Contract Law A examines the foundational principles of the law of contract in Australia. Students will interrogate the common law presumptions of freedom of contract and equality of bargaining power and analyse the capacity of equity to ameliorate the effects of those presumptions. This subject considers the role of contract law as a transactional mechanism and as a method of allocation of risks and assesses the impact of the development of implied duties to cooperate and to act in good faith in the performance of contractual obligations.

School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Oz Susler

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Admission into the LMJD

Co-requisites: LAW5PMI

Incompatible subjects: N/A

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

Cheshire& Fifoot Law of Contract

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: N Seddon, R Bigwood and M Ellinghaus

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Lexis Nexis, Butterworths, latest edition

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

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Demonstrate high level research skills in relation to primary and secondary sources of contract law and its context

02. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the conceptual and doctrinal framework of contract law in Australia

03. Evaluate claims made in a factual scenario with appropriate reference to contract law

04. Write a legal opinion on a factual scenario in contract law in a professional manner

05. Critically analyse common law principles in the law of contract with reference to theories of contract law

City Campus, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Oz Susler

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 4.00 hours unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
Two 4.00 hours workshop per study period on weekends during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Online Quiz - equivalent to 1000 words	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	15	SILO2, SILO3, SILO5
Problem Solving Assignment - equivalent to 2000 wordsThere is a grading rubric used for this assessment as well as a general comments section.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	35	SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Central Exam - equivalent to 3000 words	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4