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LAWS6955: Fundamentals of Finance Law
2027 unit information
Fundamentals of Finance Law provides an overview of the key statutory, regulatory and doctrinal principles that govern commercial finance arrangements in Australia. A range of common commercial financial arrangements will be considered. The unit examines how contract, agency, property, corporations, trusts and insolvency law shape financial transactions and considers how financial assets are defined and created, traded, and used as security. The unit provides an introduction to foundational concepts used in finance that will prepare students for further advanced studies in commercial, corporate and insolvency law. Refer to the Sydney Law School timetable - https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable
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Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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This unit assumes no previous knowledge and is available to non-lawyers and to lawyers who have not previously studied or practised in the area. Students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Australian Legal Fundamentals. |
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Intensive August - September 2027
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Block mode | Castlereagh St, Sydney |
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