Business Law
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of Business Law |
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| Candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study from the list of units below. | |||
2011 Core Units of Study |
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| Candidates without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must undertake the unit below prior or concurrent to enrolling in other law units. | |||
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. |
Int Sept S1 Late IntA S1 Late IntB S2 Late IntA |
2011 Elective Units of Study |
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| LAWS6905 Aspects of European Union Commercial Law |
6 | Int July |
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| LAWS6209 Australian International Taxation |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6936 Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation |
6 | S2 Late IntB |
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| LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation |
6 | S2 Intensive |
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| LAWS6001 Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems |
12 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction N LAWS6857, LAWS3014 and students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students must register their attendance before enrolling. To register, please visit the Shanghai Winter School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/cstudent/shanghai/ Registration enquiries law.caplus@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
S2 Late Ib |
| 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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| LAWS6153 Comparative Corporate Taxation |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S2 Late IntB |
| LAWS6170 Comparative Income Taxation |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S2 Late IntA |
| LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 |
compulsory for MIntTax students |
S1 Late IntA |
| LAWS6814 Comparative Value Added Tax |
6 | S1 Late IntB |
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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 |
| LAWS6030 Corporate Taxation |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1a, |
Semester 1 Semester 1a |
| LAWS6038 Debt Financing |
6 | A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6852 Doing Business in China |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction |
S2 Intensive |
| LAWS6945 Doing Business in Emerging Markets |
6 | S1 Late IntC |
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| LAWS6937 Employment Law Advocacy |
6 | A undergraduate law degree or LAWS6013 Advanced Employment Law with permission of the Program Coordinator |
S1 Late IntB |
| LAWS6818 Executive Contracts and Executive Pay |
6 | A completion of LAWS6252 (students who do not hold a law degree from a common law jurisdiction) and LAWS6071 This unit replaced LAWS6818 Executive Employment. |
Int Sept |
| 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 |
| LAWS6214 Goods and Services Tax Principles |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6814 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. It is not possible to cover all aspects of GST in one unit. Students seeking a complete picture of Australia's GST should also undertake LAWS6828 Advanced Goods & Services Tax. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6891 GST - International Issues |
6 | A This unit complements and further develops the understanding of international issues relating to GST, developed in either LAWS6214 or LAWS6814 P LAWS6214 or LAWS6814 |
S2 Late IntB |
| LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | Int Sept |
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Independent Research Project |
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| This unit is available as a one semester unit of study worth 6 or 12 credit points, or as a full year unit of study worth 12 credit points. No more than 12 credit points of the Independent Research Project may be credited towards the requirements of the master's degree. | |||
| LAWS6147 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2) |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6182 Independent Research Project A |
6 | C LAWS6183 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6183 Independent Research Project B |
6 | C LAWS6182 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| 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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| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 |
Compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and pre-requisite for other law units. This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law. |
S1 Intensive Semester 2 |
| 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 |
| LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax |
6 | N LAWS3412, LAWS3409 or undergraduate/postgraduate Australian income tax unit completed during the past 5 years Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1a,,Semester 1b,,Semester 2a,,Semester 2b, The unit replaced LAWS6825 The Impact of Tax on Business Structures & Operations |
S1 Intensive Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b |
| 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 |
| LAWS6816 Labour Law in the Global Economy |
6 | A LAWS6252 and LAWS6071 (MLLR students) |
S2 Late IntA |
| 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 |
| LAWS6977 Law of International Institutions |
6 | A LAWS6243 International Law I or equivalent unit in public international law N GOVT6116 |
Int February |
| LAWS6112 Law of Tax Administration |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. This unit replaced LAWS6112 Tax Administration |
S2 Late IntA |
| LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6928 Law & Economic Development |
S2 Late IntB |
| 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 |
| LAWS6257 Public Policy |
6 | N LAWS6139, LAWS6042, LAWS6113 compulsory for MALP students |
Int Sept |
| 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 |
| LAWS6247 Securities and Markets Regulation |
6 | A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law This unit replaced LAWS6247 Australian Financial Services Regulation. |
Int January |
| 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 |
| LAWS6965 Tax Avoidance and Anti-Avoidance |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S1 Late IntC |
| LAWS6107 Tax Litigation |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6840 Tax of Business and Investment Income A |
6 | N LAWS6190 Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1, |
S1 Intensive Semester 1 |
| LAWS6841 Tax of Business and Investment Income B |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. N LAWS6150 Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1,,Semester 2a, |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 2a |
| LAWS6129 Tax of CFCs, FIFs and Transferor Trusts |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S2 Late IntB Semester 1 |
| LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S1 Late IntB |
| LAWS6946 Tax Treaties Special Issues |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:S1 Late Int, |
S1 Late Int S2 Late IntB |
| LAWS6125 Taxation of Corporate Finance |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. This unit replaced LAWS6125 Taxation of Financial Transactions |
S1 Late IntB |
| LAWS6244 Taxation of Corporate Groups |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6030 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S2 Intensive |
| LAWS6906 Taxation of Financial Products |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6906 Comparative Taxation of Financial Transactions. |
S2 Intensive |
| LAWS6892 Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions |
6 | C LAWS6030 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6118 Taxation of Partnerships and Trusts |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S1 Late IntC |
| LAWS6926 The Business of Tax Administration |
6 | S1 Late IntB |
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| LAWS6207 The Legal System of the European Union |
6 | N LAWS6819 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int July |
| LAWS6123 Transfer Pricing in International Tax |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6109 UK International Taxation |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S1 Late Int |
| LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law |
S1 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 |
| 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 |
Course rules
Master of Business 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
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Code |
Course title |
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JC032 |
Master of Business Law |
2 Attendance pattern
3 Master's type
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The master's degree in these resolutions is a professional master's degree, as defined by the Coursework Rule.
4 Embedded courses in this sequence
(a)
the Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law or the Graduate Diploma in Corporate, Securities and Finance Law or the Graduate Diploma in International Business Law or the Graduate Diploma in Taxation
(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.
5 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(a)
a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit average from the University of Sydney in commerce, economics, law or other appropriate discipline as determined by the Faculty, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; and the applicant provides evidence of professional experience or of a period of service (normally of several years in duration) which in the opinion of the Dean adequately prepares the applicant to undertake the course of study; or
(c)
completion of the requirements of an embedded graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, or an equivalent qualification.
6 Requirements for award
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The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the tables of units of study for the Master of Business Law. To qualify for the award of the Master of Business Law, a candidate must complete 48 credit points of core and elective units of study.
7 Course transfer
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A candidate for the master's degree may elect to discontinue study and graduate with the shorter award from this embedded sequence, with the approval of the Dean, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.
8 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.