Unit description
Examines the principles of contract law and how they regulate ‘private’ obligations entered into between individuals, and/or individual legal entities. Introduces some theoretical influences that shaped development of common law contract principles. Discusses legal principles related to formation of a contract, formalities and the meaning given to the terms of the contract.
Unit content
Topic 1: The Nature of Contract Law
Topic 2: Agreement
Topic 3: Consideration
Topic 4: Intention to Create a Binding Legal Contract
Topic 5: Certainty
Topic 6: Formalities
Topic 7: Capacity
Topic 8: Detrimental Reliance and Unjust Enrichment
Topic 9: Express Terms
Topic 10: Construing Express Terms
Topic 11: Parties to a Contract – Privity
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | identify the legal and policy issues in complex contractual cases and hypothetical situations. | Intellectual rigour | | | | | | |
| 2 | apply relevant legal principles to the resolution of these issues. | | Creativity | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 3 | critically analyse aspects of contract law from a number of theoretical perspectives. | Intellectual rigour | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 4 | develop skills in the reading of statutes and cases. | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | Communication and social skills | |
| 5 | write in clear and logical language. | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | Communication and social skills | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- identify the legal and policy issues in complex contractual cases and hypothetical situations.
- apply relevant legal principles to the resolution of these issues.
- GA2:
Creativity
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- critically analyse aspects of contract law from a number of theoretical perspectives.
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- develop skills in the reading of statutes and cases.
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- write in clear and logical language.
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- Paterson, J, Robertson, A & Duke, A, 2016, Contract: Cases and Materials, 13th edn, Thomson Reuters, Sydney.
- Paterson, J, Robertson, A & Duke, A, 2016, Principles of Contract Law, 5th edn, Thomson Reuters, Sydney.
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.