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LAW 1510 - Contract Law

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2023

The course acquaints students with the common law rules relating to enforceable agreements and puts those rules in their practical perspective. The course is not directly concerned with the statutory modifications made with respect to specific classes of contract (eg sale of goods), or with the more general controls imposed by the 最新糖心Vlogn Consumer Law, which are dealt with in other courses, though it will refer to those regimes and explain their relevance. The following topics will be covered: formation; privity of contract; terms and interpretation; performance and termination; vitiating factors; remedies for breach of contract.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code LAW 1510
    Course Contract Law
    Coordinating Unit Adelaide Law School
    Term Semester 2
    Level Undergraduate Law (LLB)
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact 3 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Prerequisites LAW 1501
    Corequisites LAW 1501 for Mid-year entry students only
    Incompatible LAW 1003, LAW 1503
    Restrictions Available to LLB and B.Criminology with B.Laws and BArts Advanced with B.Laws students only
    Assessment Likely to include online quizzes, one or more interim assignments and a final examination
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Dr Gabrielle Golding

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes

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

    1. Analyse, evaluate and apply general principles of contract law, undertake legal research using a range of primary and secondary materials at a foundational level.

    2. Identify relevant legal issues and apply relevant legal principles to generate solutions to complex problems relating to contractual dealings.

    3. Develop well-structured, cohesive and persuasive written arguments for a legal audience. 

    4. Exercise judgement in the identification and application of relevant legal principles to a contractual dispute in an academic environment.

    5. Embody professionalism and ethical behaviour in providing legal advice in an academic environment.

    6. Use reflection and feedback to inform development of the capacity to effectively analyse problems and apply relevant legal principles to generate meaningful solutions.


    The Legal Practitioners' Education and Admissions Council (LPEAC) sets rules for the academic requirements for admission to legal practice in South 最新糖心Vlog.

    Students must demonstrate a satisfactory level of understanding and application of 11 core areas of legal knowledge. This course teaches the following topics within these core areas:

    CONTRACT:
    Formation, including capacity, formalities, privity and consideration
    Content and construction of contract
    Vitiating factors
    Discharge
    Remedies
    Assignment
     
    EQUITY:
    Fiduciary obligations
    Equitable remedies

    最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)

    Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth

    Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.

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    Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving

    Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.

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    Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills

    Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.

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    Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness

    Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.

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    Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency

    Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.

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    Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence

    Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.

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  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Students will be supplied, through MyUni, with weekly study guides that outline the material and issues to be covered in both lectures and seminars.

    The prescribed textbook for the course is Stewart, Swain and Fairweather, Contract Law: Principles and Context (Cambridge 最新糖心Vlog Press, 2019).
    Recommended Resources
    Students may want to acquire a casebook with conveniently edited summaries of various court decisions that involve relevant issues of contract law, though this is not essential. The following casebook is recommended:

    •  Yin et al, Contract Law: Cases and Materials (Cambridge 最新糖心Vlog Press, 2020)

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

    •  Paterson and Robertson, Principles of Contract Law (6th ed, Thomson, 2020)
    •  Carter, Contract Law in 最新糖心Vlog (8th ed, LexisNexis, 2023)
    •  Willmott, Christensen, Butler and Dixon, Contract Law (5th ed, OUP, 2018)
    •  Seddon and Bigwood, Cheshire & Fifoot’s Law of Contract (12th Aust ed, Lexis Nexis, 2022)

    These are by no means the only contract law books available. In particular, there are a range of introductory or ‘basic principles’ books. None of these in particular are recommended.
    Online Learning
    The MyUni course page for Contract Law can be accessed at .

    Besides this course outline and the study guides, students can use MyUni to  access copies of the PowerPoints used in lectures, recordings of the  lectures, any materials that students are specifically required to read for the seminars, and assessment tasks. There is also a Discussion Board for the course.
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    The Contract Law course has a value of 3 units and will involve a 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour seminar each week. Please check Access Adelaide or the Course Planner to see the distribution of classes.
    Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    The course requires a combined weekly commitment of 3 hours of lectures and seminars or a total of 36 hours of formal class time across the semester. In addition to the time spent on lectures and seminars, there is a requirement that students prepare for the seminars. To actively and productively participate, students will have to do reading and preparation. Students should expect to devote an average of 12 hours per week to their studies in the course, including the scheduled classes and the online quizzes.
    Learning Activities Summary
    The following topics will be covered:
    Week 1 Formation Pt 1
    Week 2 Formation Pt 2
    Week 3 Preliminary agreements / Parties
    Week 4 Terms
    Week 5 Interpreting contracts / Limiting liability
    Week 6 Performance
    Week 7 Varying terms and parties
    Week 8 Termination Pt 1
    Week 9 Termination Pt 2
    Week 10 Vitiating factors
    Week 11 Remedies
    Week 12 Revision
    Specific Course Requirements
    None
  • Assessment

    The 最新糖心Vlog's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Task Task Type Due Weighting Length Redeemable Learning Outcome
    Quizzes (10) Individual Throughout semester 5% (10 x 0.5%) Not redeemable 1, 6
    Assignment Individual Friday Week 5, 2pm 30% 2000 words Redeemable
    by final exam for mark of at least 45%
    1-6
    Final exam Individual Exam period 65 or 95% 3 hours 1-6
    Assessment Related Requirements
    The assignment is compulsory, because it covers essential material that is not assessed in the final exam. Failure to complete this item of assessment will result in course failure.
    Assessment Detail
    1. Online quizzes (5%)
    Students will be expected to complete 10 online quizzes, released in Weeks 3-9 and 11-13. Each quiz will involve 10 multiple-choice questions on material and issues previously covered in lectures. To complete a quiz, students must answer all questions correctly. Each quiz may be attempted as many times as is necessary to complete it. Each quiz successfully completed will be worth 0.5% of the total mark for the course. Each quiz must be completed before the end of the week in which it is released.

    2. Assignment (30% redeemable)
    This compulsory exercise will involve a single problem-style question, raising issues relating to any or all of the following topics: Formation, Preliminary agreements, and Parties. Answers must not exceed 2,000 words in length. The question will be available on the Friday of Week 4, from 9:00am on the course website. The due date will be the Friday of Week 5, 2:00pm.

    The assignment mark is redeemable, for those who get a mark of at least 45%. If a student gets at least that mark for the assignment, but does better on the final exam, only their final exam mark will count towards their overall result. Otherwise, the assignment counts for 30% of the overall mark.

    3. Final Exam (65% or 95%)
    There will be a 3 hour exam. The exam may test understanding of any of the issues covered in the course, with the exception of Formation, Preliminary agreements, and Parties.

    The weighting of the final exam will vary as follows:
    • for a student who gets below 45% for the assignment or does better on the assignment than the final exam – 65%
    • for a student who gets at least 45% for the assignment but does better on the final exam – 95%
    Submission

    Students must retain a copy of all assignments submitted.

    All assignments in this course are to be submitted electronically through Turnitin. Details on how to do this will be provided with the assignment instructions. All assessments will be submitted and monitored through text or code comparative software (e.g. Turnitin) where possible.

    All written work in the Law school is required to comply with the approved Law School style guide, The 最新糖心Vlogn Guide to Legal Citation.

    Extensions: Requests for extensions must be made electronically according to law school policy. Extensions will be granted only for unexpected illness, hardship or on compassionate grounds in accordance with 最新糖心Vlog Policy. Work commitments, travel, holidays or sporting engagements are not unexpected circumstances.

    Penalties:

    1. Late Submission: Submission penalties of 5% (of the total mark of the assignment) for each day (or part thereof) will be deducted for late submission (including weekends and public holidays). So an assignment graded 63% will have 5% deducted if it is up to one day late, for a final mark of 58%, 10% if it is two days late, etc.
    2. Word Length: Assignments which exceed the allocated word length will be subject to a penalty of 5% of total marks available per 100 words or part thereof. So with a word limit of 2,000, an assignment graded 63% will have 5% deducted if it is 2001 words long, for a final grade of 58%, 10% if it is 2101 words long, etc.  The word count for this purpose includes all headings and all citations, whether in footnotes or otherwise, but excludes cover page information.  Quotations and all referencing information are included in the word count.
    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through .

    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
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    • 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
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    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.
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