Principles of property and commercial law
Associate Professor Stephen Barkoczy
6 points
* 3 hours per week
* Caulfield
Objectives Upon completion of this subject students will have examined the relevant legislation, case law and other references applicable to property law and relevant aspects of commercial law, and applied the principles arising from those sources through consideration of a range of relevant case studies and class exercises.
Synopsis This subject aims to provide a background in property and commercial law suitable for studies in taxation. It covers the basic principles of property law including the various types of property, the various interests in property which may be held and the methods of acquiring and disposing of such interests and succession of property upon death. The subject also examines relevant principles of commercial law including the law of partnerships, trusts and companies, contract law and insolvency law.
Assessment Either assignment (2000 words): 20%
* Examination
(open-book, 3 hours): 80%
* or examination (open-book, 3 hours): 100%
Prescribed texts
Latimer P Australian business law latest edn, CCH
Vermeesch R B and Lindgren K E Business law in Australia latest edition, Butterworths
Terry A and Guigini D Business society and the law latest edn, Harcourt Brace
Turner C Australian commercial law latest edn, Law Book
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