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This introductory unit provides an overview of commercial law focusing on the broad but fundamental concept of commercial dealings. Areas for analysis include sources and function of commercial law, the legal basis of dealings in contract and property law, dealings by principals and agents, dealings in tangible goods through leasing and sale, dealings in intangibles such as receivables through assignment sources and methods of financing, dealings protecting dealings through insurance regulating, dealings through statute and common law restraints and discharging dealings through a range of common payment methods and instruments. Refer to the Sydney Law School timetable - https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable
Study level | Postgraduate |
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Academic unit | Law |
Credit points | 6 |
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LAWS3400 or LAWS2012 or LAWS5008 |
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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 who do not have an undergraduate degree in law from a common law jurisdiction must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System. |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
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Intensive March - April 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Intensive October - November 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2a 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal evening | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Intensive April 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Intensive August - September 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Intensive August - September 2021
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Block mode | Remote |
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Semester 2b 2022
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2b 2022
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Block mode | Remote |
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Intensive October - November 2023
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2a 2023
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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