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Name: Dr Mark Giancaspro
Location: Room 3.04, Ligertwood Building
Telephone: (08) 8313 0879 (work)
Email: mark.giancaspro@adelaide.edu.au
Researcher Profile: https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/mark.giancaspro
Consultations: Appointments can be made (on short notice) by email or telephone, at a mutually convenient time.

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Analyse and apply in a principled manner the foundational and advanced principles of contract law. Undertake legal research at an intermediate to advanced level, and evaluate and apply a range of legal sources to resolve complex contract problems;
2. Structure and sustain well-structured and persuasive written arguments for a legal audience. Communicate effectively individually and as part of a team;
3. Interact with peers in an ethical manner, appropriate to an academic environment. Exercise professional judgement in completion of in-class activities and assessments;
4. Reflect on the different approaches taken in other countries with respect to contract issues and engage in informed debate as to the efficacy of the current state of 最新糖心Vlogn contract law;
5. Analyse and critically evaluate the purpose and effect of 最新糖心Vlogn contract law;
6. Reflect on the social and practical context in which 最新糖心Vlogn contract law operates.

There are two textbooks which would be suitable for this course:

*Jeannie Paterson, Andrew Robertson and Arlen Duke, Principles of Contract Law (Thomson Reuters, 5^th ed, 2016).

*Andrew Stewart, Warren Swain and Karen Fairweather, Contract Law: Principles and Context (Cambridge 最新糖心Vlog Press, 2019).

We recommend Stewart, Swain and Fairweather, but you are welcome to use either. The textbook readings will be supplemented with additional readings, which will be provided on MyUni.

A series of recommended readings and resources may be provided for each learning week. These will be outlined in MyUni.

Below are some other texts that students might wish to use for reference, in addition to the prescribed text:

• Mark Giancaspro and Colette Langos, Understanding Contract Law: A Practical Guide (LexisNexis, 2016)
• Lindy Willmott et al, Contract Law (Oxford, 5^th ed, 2018)
• Philip Clarke and Julie Clarke, Contract Law (Oxford, 3^rd ed, 2016)
• John Gooley, Peter Radan and Ilija Vickovich, Principles of 最新糖心Vlogn Contract Law (LexisNexis, 3^rd ed, 2014)
• Stephen Graw, An Introduction to the Law of Contract (Thomson Reuters, 7^th ed, 2012)
• N Seddon, R Bigwood and M Ellinghaus, Cheshire & Fifoot Law of Contract (LexisNexis, 10^th 最新糖心Vlogn ed, 2012)
• J W Carter, Carter’s Guide to 最新糖心Vlogn Contract Law (LexisNexis, 2^nd ed, 2011)

The MyUni course page for this course can be accessed at . MyUni will be used for communication, including the posting of announcements. Besides this Course Outline, students can also use MyUni to access copies of the PowerPoint slides used in lectures, recordings of lectures, assessment tasks, and other course materials. Students are expected to check MyUni regularly to keep up to date with these materials and additional learning resources throughout the course.

Students in this course are expected to attend all lectures throughout the semester plus a one-hour seminar each week.

The lectures will offer an overview of the topics covered in the course. Each lecture will include an opportunity for students to ask questions on the issues covered.

The seminars involve small group discussion of selected cases or other readings, in some instances together with hypothetical problems. Seminars are a vital component of students’ learning in this course. The communication and problem-solving skills developed by regularly and actively participating in discussions are considered to be most important by the Law School and are highly regarded by employers and professional bodies.

The 最新糖心Vlog expects full-time students (i.e. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. In addition to the time spent attending the classes, there is a requirement that students prepare for the same. To actively and productively participate, students will have to do reading and preparation. The assigned readings and lecture slides provide a context for the material covered in classes.

LAW 3531 Contract Law: Selected Issues

Week	Dates	Topic
1	July 27-31	Pre-contractual disclosure
2	August 3-7	Renegotiation
3	August 10-14	Good faith and fair dealing
4	August 17-21	Comic contracting
5	August 24-28	Implying new terms and the regulatory role of the courts
6	Aug 31-Sept 4	Unconscionability and financial transactions
7	Sept 7-11	Interpretation of contracts
8	Sept 14-18	Autonomous smart contracts and the blockchain
Break	Sept 21-25	NO CLASSES
Break	Sept 28-Oct 2	NO CLASSES
9	October 5-9	Illegality and public policy
10	October 12-16	The rule against penalties
11	October 19-23	Fairness and standard form contracts
12	October 26-30	Internationalisation and the future of contract law
SWOT	November 2-6	NO CLASSES

There are no course-specific requirements, apart from those listed below under Assessment.

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Assessment Task	Task Type	Due	Weighting	Length	Redeemable	Learning Outcome
Assignment	Individual	Friday 28 Aug	35%	2500 words	Yes	1, 2, 3, 4
Research Essay	Individual	Friday 20 Nov	65% or 100%	4500 words	No	1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Each piece of assessment is compulsory. The assignment will be redeemable by the research essay for a mark of at least 40%.

1. ASSIGNMENT (35%)

Release Date: The assignment will be released at 2:00pm on Thursday 13 August.

Due Date: The assignment must be submitted by 2:00pm on Friday 28 August via Turnitin.

Details: This exercise will require students to answer one or more problem questions raising issues covered in the first 3 weeks of the course. Further instructions will be contained in the task sheet. The assignment will be redeemable by the research essay for a mark of at least 40%.

Word Limit: 2500 words.

 
2. RESEARCH ESSAY (65% or 100%)

Release Date: The research essay will be released at 9:00am on Wednesday 28 October.

Due Date: The research essay must be submitted by 2:00pm on Friday 20 November via Turnitin.

Details: This exercise will require students to select one of series of provided essay questions pertaining to various topics explored throughout the course. Further instructions will be contained in the task sheet.

Word Limit: 4500 words.

1. Retaining copies of work: Students must retain a copy of all assignments submitted.
2. Turnitin submission: The short problem and assignment papers must be submitted via 'TurnitIn' on MyUni. Details for electronic submission through Turnitin will be provided with the task instructions. By submitting your papers you are agreeing:
1. That all material in the assessment is your own work except where there is clear acknowledgement and reference to the work of others;
2. That you have read the  and the 最新糖心Vlog's ; and
3. To give permission for your assessment work to be reproduced and submitted to other academic staff for the purposes of assessment and to be copied, submitted and retained in a form suitable for electronic checking of plagiarism.
3. Late Submission: When an assignment is submitted after the due date, without an extension, 5% of the total mark possible will be deducted for every 24 hours or part thereof that it is late, including each day on a weekend and public holidays. For example, an essay graded 63% will have 5% deducted if it is one hour late, for a final grade of 58%, 10% if it is 25 hours late, etc. For take-home examinations, 10% of the total mark possible will be deducted for every hour or part thereof that it is late.
4. Word Length: 5% of the total mark possible for a written assessment will be deducted for every 100 words (or part thereof) by which it exceeds a stipulated word limit. For example, a 3,000 word essay graded at 63% will have 5% deducted if it is between 3,001 and 3.100 words long for a final mark of 58%. If the essay is between 3,101 and 3,200 words long, 10% will be deducted for a final mark of 53%. Word limits include all words in the text, in headings, in quotations, and all substantive discussion in footnotes, but exclude citations in footnotes. Any separate cover page, table of contents, bibliography or list of sources is excluded from the word limit. If the word limit is misstated, this may be regarded as academic dishonesty.
5. Extensions: Requests for extensions must be made using the appropriate 'Assessment Task Extension' online form available on the Law School's intranet and hyperlinked here: . Extensions will be granted only for limited medical, compassionate or extenuating circumstances in accordance with 最新糖心Vlog Policy.
6. Style of written work: All written work in the Law school is required to comply with the most recent edition of the approved Law School style guide, the 最新糖心Vlogn Guide to Legal Citation.
7. Turnaround time: All written works for this course will be returned to students within 3 weeks of the submission date. Individual feedback will be provided on each paper.

Finality of Assessment Grades

Students are advised that Course Coordinators will not enter into negotiations of any kind with any student regarding changes to their grades. It is irrelevant, in any given circumstance, that only a minimal number of additional marks are required to inflate a student’s grade for any individual assessment item or course as a whole. Pursuant to the 最新糖心Vlog’s Assessment for Coursework Programs Policyand the Adelaide Law School Assessment Policies and Procedures, grades may only be varied through the appropriate channels for academic review (such as an official re-mark).

Moderation

In accordance with the 最新糖心Vlog’s Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, course coordinators ‘ensure that appropriate marking guidelines and cross-marking moderation processes across markers are in place’ in each course. Procedures adopted by Adelaide Law School to ensure consistency of marking in courses with multiple markers include:

• assurance of the qualifications of markers, and their knowledge of the content covered in each course;
• detailed marking guidelines and assessment rubrics to assist in the marking of items of assessment;
• sharing of example marked assessments at various grade bands across markers;
• reviewing of selected marked assessments from each marker by the course coordinator;
• comparison of the marks and their distribution across markers;
• automatic double-marking of all interim assessment receiving a fail grade, and of final assessments where a student’s overall result is a fail grade;
• the availability of re-marking of assessments in accordance with Adelaide Law School’s Assessment Policies and Procedures.

Approval of Results by Board of Examiners

Students are reminded that all assessment results are subject to approval (and possible moderation/change) by the Law School’s Board of Examiners. Assessment results at the 最新糖心Vlog are not scaled. Under the Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, students are assessed ‘by reference to their performance against pre-determined criteria and standards … and not by ranking against the performance of the student cohort in the course’. However, under that same policy, the Board of Examiners (as the relevant Assessment Review Committee for courses at Adelaide Law School) is required to ‘ensure comparability of standards and consistency’ in assessment. On occasions, the Board of Examiners will form the view that some moderation is required to ensure the comparability of standards and consistency across courses and years, and accordingly provide fairness to all law students. All assessment results are therefore subject to approval (and possible change) until confirmed by the Board of Examiners and posted on Access Adelaide at the end of each semester.

Student feedback The course is constantly being updated and revised to reflect the evolution of the law, to respond to student feedback, and to engage with the latest teaching practices. Student feedback is collected each time the course is run, including through SELT reports. Previous SELT reports, and staff feedback on them, are posted on the course MyUni site for students to view and consider.

Lex Salus Program

Lex Salus (law and wellbeing) is an initiative of the Adelaide Law School aimed at destigmatising mental health
issues; promoting physical, mental and emotional wellness; building a strong community of staff and students; and celebrating diversity within the school.

It also seeks to promote wellness within the legal profession, through the involvement of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South 最新糖心Vlog, the Honourable Chris Kourakis, as the official Patron of the program. Students can participate in the Lex Salus program by attending barbecue lunches, pancake breakfasts, knitting and crochet circles, seminars, guest speakers, conferences
and other activities.

Our FaceBook page at , our website at
and regular allstudent emails promote upcoming events, and have tips and information on wellness. Our Lex Salus Youtube channel at   also includes videos on topics like managing stress, and interviews with LGBTQ lawyers and their supporters which celebrate diversity and individuality. Students who commit to
10 hours of volunteering with Lex Salus in one year can have their service recognised on their academic transcript and through a thank you morning tea with the Chief Justice and law school staff.

Academic Honesty

Academic dishonesty is a serious act of academic misconduct. All students must be familiar with the 最新糖心Vlog’s
Academic Honesty Policy.

Academic dishonesty is a serious matter and is treated as such by the Law School and the 最新糖心Vlog. Academic
dishonesty (which goes beyond plagiarism) can be a ground for a refusal by the Supreme Court of South 最新糖心Vlog to admit a person to practice as a legal practitioner in South 最新糖心Vlog. 

Academic honesty is an essential aspect of ethical and honest behaviour, which is central to the practice of the
law and an understanding of what it is to be a lawyer.