Contract Law G (11434.2)

This unit introduces graduate students to the law of contract.

Contract is a foundation of Australian law. The unit deals with the nature and operation of contract law, including the formal requirements for concluding contracts, privity, capacity, the content and interpretation of contracts, their performance and discharge, remedies and enforcement.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Understand and critique the broad theoretical and conceptual bases and principles of the law of contract, including its historical and social context;
2. Explain why and recognise when a valid and enforceable contract exists and what may destroy or impair that validity or enforceability;
3. Identify and articulate the parties to and terms of a contract, the principles of interpretation, and the assignment, performance and discharge of contractual rights and obligations;
4. Determine when a contract has been breached and the various remedies available; and
5. Understand and apply principles of contract law in problem solving and demonstrate effective legal communication and research skills independently and collaboratively.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Skills development

This unit will focus on problem solving skills for lawyers. This is an important skill that you will use throughout the rest of your degree and as a legal practitioner. 

Prerequisites

11751 Legal Methods and Skills G AND 11752 Legal Systems G.

Corequisites

This unit is only available to students in the Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, Master of Legal Studies and Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies courses.

Incompatible units

11277 Contract Law

Equivalent units

6779 Contract Law G

Assumed knowledge

None.