LAWS6947 - Advanced Obligations and Remedies

Information for Undergraduate
and Juris Doctor Students

Information for
Postgraduate Students

Objectives

Explore a number of contentious issues arising in the law of civil obligations and remedies.
Revise and build on the fundamentals in the areas of torts, contracts and equity and place particular emphasis on the interaction of these three fields of the law.

Content

Causation and scope of liability; controlling liability by contract; tort duties to third parties to contracts; assessing loss; duties of good faith; fiduciary duties and conflicts.

Session

(Maximum places available: 20)

Sydney Law School in Europe
Clare College, Cambridge
Semester 2 Intensive
8, 9 & 11, 12 July 2013

For enrolment, fee and accommodation information, please visit the Sydney Law School in Europe website

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

1 optional case note, (maximum 1500 words, 20%) to be handed to the course convenors in hard copy on the first day of classes in Cambridge.
1 essay, (max 4000 - max 6000 words, 80%-100%) to be submitted approximately 6 weeks after the classes conclude.