Commercial Law
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law |
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| Candidates must complete 24 credit points of units of study. | |||
2011 Units of Study |
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| LAWS6905 Aspects of European Union Commercial Law |
6 | Int July |
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| LAWS6809 Breach of Contract |
6 | A undergraduate law degree |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6824 Commercial Conflict of Laws |
6 | A undergraduate law degree N LAWS6884 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit replaced LAWS6824 Transnational Commercial Litigation and has a restricted class size. |
Int July |
| LAWS6188 Commercial Equity Litigation |
6 | A Students should have a working knowledge of the law of property and equity and some familiarity with litigation would be useful but not essential |
S1 Late IntA |
| LAWS6849 Commercial Maritime Law |
6 | N LAWS6137 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6222 Comparative Corporate Governance |
6 | S1 Late Int |
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| LAWS6838 Competition Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree or have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in this unit |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6978 Competition Law: Exceptions and Defences |
6 | A Students must have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System & LAWS6838 Competition Law prior to enrolling in this unit. |
S2 Intensive |
| LAWS6264 Compliance: Financial Services Industry |
6 | A A good general grasp of legal and equitable principles, including the common law, and a basic knowledge of undergraduate law units. The unit is open not only to students in the LLM program, but also to lawyers, regulatory staff or compliance professionals. It is not necessary that the latter hold a law degree in order to participate in the unit, but they should understand that the unit is being taught as part of a law program at postgraduate level. They may find it preferable therefore to audit the unit on a non-assessed basis, rather than participate on an assessed basis. |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6227 Consumer Contracts and Product Defects |
6 | N LAWS6024, LAWS6025 This unit replaced LAWS6227 Consumer Protection Law: Liability of Suppliers to Consumers |
S1 Late IntC |
| LAWS6872 Contract Negotiation |
6 | A completed contract law in an undergraduate law degree Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int May S1 Late IntB |
| LAWS6100 Corporate Fundraising |
6 | A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6038 Debt Financing |
6 | A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6945 Doing Business in Emerging Markets |
6 | S1 Late IntC |
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| LAWS6912 Fundamentals of the Law of Trusts |
6 | N Students who have previously completed LAWS2015, LAWS3474 or an undergraduate/postgraduate unit in equity or the law of trusts This unit replaced LAWS6912 The Law of Trusts |
S2 Intensive |
| LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Int May, This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions |
Int May S1 Late IntC |
| LAWS6159 Insolvency Law |
6 | A Background in Australian corporate law or LAWS6810 Introductory Corporate Law This unit replaced LAWS6159 Corporate Insolvency Law |
S2 Late IntA |
| LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction Compulsory for MIntBus&L students |
S1 Intensive Semester 2 |
| LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6911 International Derivatives Law & Practice |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction and LAWS6810 or equivalent unit or comparable experience in practice |
S1 Intensive |
| LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6037 Customs Law |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | S2 Intensive |
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| LAWS6261 Int Protection of Intellectual Property |
6 | S1 Late IntB |
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| LAWS6972 International Securities Regulation |
6 | Int November |
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| LAWS6903 Interpreting Commercial Contracts |
6 | A undergraduate law degree |
Int July |
| LAWS6987 Introduction to Commercial Law |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6810 Introductory Corporate Law |
6 | N LAWS2003, CLAW2001 |
S1 Late IntB |
| LAWS6975 Islamic Trade and Finance Law |
6 | S1 Late IntB |
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| LAWS6879 Japanese Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or contact law.caplus@sydney.edu.au |
Int February |
| LAWS6901 Japanese Law and the Economy |
6 | A undergraduate degree in law, business or Japanese studies Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or contact law.caplus@sydney.edu.au |
Int February |
| LAWS6955 Key Legal Concepts in Finance Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree, completed legal studies as part of a business or commerce degree or LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
S2 Intensive Semester 1 |
| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | S1 Late IntC |
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| LAWS6953 Law of Asset Protection |
6 | Int Sept |
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| LAWS6982 Law of Economic Integration in the EU |
6 | A basic understanding of EU Law |
S1 Intensive |
| LAWS6944 Manipulation & Abuse: Global Secur Mkts |
6 | S2 Late IntA |
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| LAWS6956 Personal Property Securities |
6 | S1 Late IntA |
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| LAWS6969 Principles of Patent Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree N Students who have previously completed LAWS3423 or undergraduate/postgraduate unit in patent law |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6948 Private International Law |
6 | N LAWS3015, LAWS3457 |
S1 Late IntC |
| LAWS6963 Regulation and Regulators |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6963 Regulation: Theory and Practice |
S1 Late IntA |
| LAWS6962 Regulation of Fin Products and Services |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6962 Retail Financial Services and Products. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6957 Shareholders' Remedies |
6 | A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law |
Int January |
| LAWS6008 Takeovers and Reconstructions |
6 | A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6924 World Trade Organization-Dispute Resolut |
6 | A Limited knowledge of law of treaties This unit replaced LAWS6924 Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization. |
S2 Late IntB |
| LAWS6063 World Trade Organization Law I |
6 | A limited knowledge of law of treaties This unit replaced LAWS6063 International Trade Regulation |
S1 Late IntB |
Course rules
Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course resolutions
1 Course codes
| Code | Course title |
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| JF007 | Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law |
2 Attendance pattern
3 Embedded courses in this sequence
(2)
Provided that candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of any of the courses in this sequence. Only the longer award completed will be conferred.
4 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(2)
Admission to the course requires a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification.
5 Requirements for award
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The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the table of units of study for the Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law. To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law, a candidate must complete 24 credit points.
6 Course transfer
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A candidate, who has completed the requirements for the graduate diploma but has not had the diploma awarded, may apply for admission to candidature for the master's degree in the embedded sequence with credit for work completed towards the diploma.
7 Transitional provisions
(2)
Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.