Hobart
Introduction
Private Law Obligations and Remedies offers perspectives on the interactions between various fields of private law and builds on learning in Contract and tort. The first part of the unit explores overlaps and intersections between these fields and the principles of Equity, with a particular focus on the field of consumer contracts and consumer protection. The unit highlights the way in which this complex set of interacting Common Law principles is now governed by consumer protection legislation. The remainder of the unit offers an integrated understanding of the role of remedies in the law though exposure to the differing types of remedy – from self-help remedies to compensation and equitable remedies.
As remedies form part of all common law, we will be considering cases from a umber of other Common Law countries.
Summary 2021
Unit name | Private Law Obligations and Remedies |
---|---|
Unit code | LAW262 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Law |
Discipline | Law |
Coordinator | Dr Muhammed Zain Ul Abedin |
Teaching staff | |
Available as student elective? | No |
Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
Note
Please check that your computer meets the minimum System Requirements if you are attending via Distance/Off-Campus.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units.
TNE Program units special approval requirements.
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and explain key legal concepts relating to the intersection of torts, contract, equity and statutory consumer protection schemes; and the legal principles, legislation and policies used by judges to guide what remedy to award.
- Apply the concepts at the intersection of torts, contract and equity and the principles of remedies to hypothetical factual scenarios, in order to predict how a judge might decide the issues arising on those facts.
- Source the most applicable case and statute law, and relevant academic commentary, in order to answer a specific legal problem, using a range of case citators and other research skills.
- Reflect upon your own understanding and ongoing performance in the unit and your wider legal studies.
Fees
Requisites
50 credit points of Introductory Law core or (LAW122 and LAW121)
Prerequisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
LAW454
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | Weekly lecture (100 minutes) |
---|---|
Assessment | Task 1: Research exercise, 500 words (20%) Task 2: Reflective discussion board contributions, approx. 6 contributions x 500 words (30%) Task 3: End of semester exam, 2 hours (50%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | None |
---|
The University reserves the right to amend or remove courses and unit availabilities, as appropriate.