Advanced Commercial Law

Overview

This unit aims to familiarise students on selected topics in commercial law, deepening their knowledge of commercial law principles already studied. This includes comparative perspectives on the selected topics with a focus on Asian Pacific jurisdictions.

Requisites

Prerequisites

LAW10011 Contract Law
LAW10013 Commercial Law

Rule

75 credit points in law units
AND
LAW10011 Contract Law
AND
LAW10013 Commercial Law

Equivalent units

LAW20037 Asian Commercial Law

Teaching periods

Location

Start and end dates

Last self-enrolment date

Census date

Last withdraw without fail date

Results released date

Semester 1

Hawthorn

03-March-2025
01-June-2025

16-March-2025

31-March-2025

24-April-2025

08-July-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

Locate and apply the key legislative provisions applying to advanced commercial law
Interpret advanced commercial law clauses in contracts
Advise and communicate with clients and others about their rights and obligations arising out of advanced commercial dealings
Conduct advanced commercial law related research and apply the results of that research

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type	Hours per week	Number of weeks	Total (number of hours)
On-campus Class	3.00	12 weeks	36
Online Lecture	1.00	12 weeks	12
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning	8.50	12 weeks	102
TOTAL			150

Assessment

Type	Task	Weighting	ULO's
Case Study	Individual	10 - 20%	1,2
Presentation	Individual	20 - 30%	1,3
Research Report	Individual	50 - 70%	1,2,3,4

Content

Advanced aspects of contract law
Advanced aspects of insurance law
Advanced aspects of international trade law
Advanced aspects of banking and financial services law
Advanced aspects of consumer law and consumer credit law.

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.