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MLL215 - Commercial Law

Year:

2022 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Firew Tiba
Trimester 2: Firew Tiba
Cohort rule:

For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only

Prerequisite:

MLL119 and MLL219

Note: Students who have commenced before Trimester 1 2022, and have successfully completed MLL111, are not required to complete MLL119 and MLL219  

Corequisite:Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 3 hour class and 1 x 1 hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

1 x 3 hour class (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour online seminar per week

Content

The unit aims to introduce students to areas of law which, together with contract, regulate commercial relationships and facilitate the conduct of various commercial transactions. Topics include:

  • Agency (creation and forms of agency, authority, principal's relationship with third parties, agent's relationship with third party, relationship between principal and agent, termination);
  • Supply of goods within Australia (contract for sale of goods versus contract for work and materials supplied, passing of property, implied terms;Good Act 1958 (Vic));
  • The unconscionability provisions, unfair contract terms and consumer guarantees regimes in Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)( the Australian Consumer Law); and
  • Insurance (nature and types of insurance, insurable interest, Insurance Contracts Act 1984).
ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Critically analyse principles of commercial law and apply to consumer and commercial transactions. 

 GLO1: Discipline-specific
knowledge and capabilities
ULO2

Use digitally based technologies to locate, evaluate and disseminate information on commercial law issues. 

GLO3: Digital literacy
ULO3

Create solutions to authentic commercial law problems, utilising analytical and critical thinking, applying legal reasoning to generate accurate and relevant responses to the issues. 

GLO1: Discipline-specific
knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving
ULO4

Effectively communicate solutions and responses to authentic commercial law problems. 

GLO2: Communication

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Online Multiple Choice Quiz 30 minutes 10% Week 5
Assessment 2: (Individual) Problem-based Research Paper 2000 words 30% Week 7
Examination (Open Book, Proctored) 2 hours 60% Exam period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLL215 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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