Contract law provides the legal background for transactions involving the supply of goods and services and is, arguably the most significant means by which the ownership of property is transferred from one person to another. It vitally affects all members of the community and a thorough knowledge of contract law is essential for all practising lawyers. In the context of the law curriculum as a whole, Contracts provides background which is assumed knowledge in many other units. The aims of the course are composite in nature. The course examines the rules that regulate the creation, terms, performance, breach and discharge of a contract. Remedies and factors that may vitiate a contract (such as misrepresentation) are covered in Torts and Contracts II. The central aim of the course is to provide an understanding of the basic principles of contract law and how those principles are applied in practice to solve problems. Students will develop the skills of rules based reasoning and case law analysis, as well as the application of some relevant statutes. A second aim is to provide students an opportunity to critically evaluate and make normative judgments about the operation of the law. Successful completion of this unit of study is a prerequisite to the elective unit Advanced Contracts.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Law |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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LAWS1006 |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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LAWS1002 or LAWS2008 or LAWS5002 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Yane Svetiev, yane.svetiev@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Derwent Coshott, derwent.coshott@sydney.edu.au |
Yane Svetiev, yane.svetiev@sydney.edu.au | |
David Winterton, david.winterton@sydney.edu.au | |
Jason Harris, jason.harris@sydney.edu.au | |
Ben Chen, ben.chen@sydney.edu.au |