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Unit of Study LEGL5003 Business and Corporation Law for Managers (Online) (2024)

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Recognise the structure of the legal system and identify the sources of law in Australia

Analyse the key principles and features of contract law

Identify and analyse the legal aspects of business transactions, partnerships, and companies, particularly in respect of the rights, obligations, duties and liabilities of agents, partners, company members and directors

Recognise and analyse the legal issues related to separate legal entity, formation, operation, administration and winding up of a company

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Structured online learning
Assessment
Quiz20%
Short written response30%
Short written response50%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Fitzpatrick, JF, Symes, CF, Veljanovski, A & Parker, D, 2020, Business and Corporations Law , 4th edn, Lexis Nexis Butterworths, Australia. ISBN: 9780409351101 (pbk) or 9780409351118 (ebk).
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts
  • Fitzpatrick, JF, Symes, CF, Veljanovski, A & Parker, D, 2020, Business and Corporations Law , 4th edn, Lexis Nexis Butterworths, Australia. ISBN: 9780409351101 (pbk) or 9780409351118 (ebk).
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

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