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. | |||
2014 Units of Study |
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| LAWS6310 Advanced Competition Law |
6 | P LAWS6838 Competition Law unless exempt by the Unit Coordinator upon demonstration of knowledge equivalent to that covered by LAWS6838 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6014 Advanced Financing Techniques |
6 | A LAWS6038 or LAWS6046 or law degree with good background in Australian corporate law |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6947 Advanced Obligations and Remedies |
6 | A undergraduate law degree Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit has a restricted class size. |
Int July |
| LAWS6169 Capital Gains Tax |
6 | Int June |
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| LAWS6824 Commercial Conflict of Laws |
6 | A undergraduate law degree N LAWS6884 This unit replaced LAWS6824 Transnational Commercial Litigation and has a restricted class size |
Int May |
| 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 This unit replaced LAWS6188 Commercial Equity. |
Int February |
| LAWS6900 Comparative Admiralty and Maritime Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree is preferable but knowledge gained from work in shipping or related fields will be sufficient |
Int Sept |
| 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 |
| 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. |
Int May |
| LAWS6250 Controlling Liability by Contract |
6 | A undergraduate law degree |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6160 Copyright and Copyright Industries |
6 | A Undergraduate law degree. Completion of LAWS6873 Principles of Intellectual Property or undergraduate study in IP will be an advantage. Students who do not have a background in copyright or IP will be provided with additional preparatory reading. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6100 Corporate Fundraising |
6 | A presumption of law degree with corporate law knowledge |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Int July |
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| LAWS6318 Corporate Innovation and Abuse |
6 | Int June |
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| LAWS6140 Corp Soc Responsibility: Theory/Pol |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals |
6 | A Undergraduate law degree. Students undertaking this unit must have a good working knowledge of the Australian Corporations Act and the rules and practices applicable to securities offerings and takeovers or the equivalent in their home jurisdiction. This unit replaced LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals - A US Perspective. |
Int October |
| LAWS6046 Equity Financing |
6 | A presumption of law degree with corporate law knowledge |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6307 Expert Evidence & Class Action Procedure |
6 | A Students without a law degree or equivalent may enrol in this unit but should be aware that the unit focuses on legal and evidentiary issues. N LAWS6230, LAWS6869 This unit replaced LAWS6230 Expert Evidence and LAWS6869 Class Actions and Complex Litigation. |
Int May |
| LAWS6319 Fund of the Board & Directors' Duties |
6 | N Students who have completed LAWS6810 Fundamentals of Corporate Law prior to 2014 are not permitted to enrol in this unit. The unit is also not available to students who have previously completed LAWS2003, LAWS2014, LAWS5014, CLAW2001, CLAW2201, CLAW6002 or equivalent unit. |
Int April |
| LAWS6987 Fundamentals of Commercial Law |
6 | A This unit assumes no previous knowledge and is available to non-lawyers and to lawyers who have not previously studied or practised in the area N LAWS3400 This unit replaced LAWS6987 Introduction to Commercial Law. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6810 Fundamentals of Corporate Law |
6 | N LAWS2003, LAWS2014, LAWS5014, CLAW2001, CLAW2201, CLAW6002 or equivalent unit This unit replaced LAWS6810 Introductory Corporate Law. |
Int April |
| LAWS6955 Fundamentals of Finance Law |
6 | A This unit assumes no previous knowledge and is available to non-lawyers and to lawyers who have not previously studied or practised in the area This unit replaced LAWS6955 Key Legal Concepts in Finance Law. |
Int October |
| LAWS6912 Fundamentals of the Law of Trusts |
6 | N Students who have previously completed a law degree in a common law jurisdiction are not permitted to enrol in this unit, except with the permission of the Unit Coordinator This unit replaced LAWS6912 The Law of Trusts. |
Int March |
| LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions. MIL and GradDipIntLaw students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both. |
Int May |
| LAWS6159 Insolvency Law |
6 | A law degree with good background in Australian corporate law N CLAW6006 This unit replaced LAWS6159 Corporate Insolvency Law. |
Int July |
| LAWS6882 Insurance Contract Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree or LAWS6991 Fundamentals of Contract Law The unit replaced LAWS6882 Insurance law. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction Core unit for MIntBus&L students. |
Int March |
| LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6138 Internatl Fin Transactions: Law & Prac |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Int March |
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| LAWS6903 Interpreting Commercial Contracts |
6 | A undergraduate law degree |
Int November |
| LAWS6879 Japanese Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or email law.offshore@sydney.edu.au |
Int February |
| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6859 Law of Agency |
6 | A undergraduate law degree |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6953 Law of Asset Protection |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6982 Law of Economic Integration in the EU |
6 | A basic understanding of EU Law |
Int March |
| LAWS6313 Law of Not-for-Profits |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6956 Personal Property Securities |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6950 Plain English in Legal Writing |
6 | A undergraduate law degree, completed legal studies as part of a business or commerce degree or LAWS6252 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1b |
| LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law This unit of study is not available in2014 |
6 |
International Law students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both. |
Int May |
| LAWS6873 Principles of Intellectual Property |
6 | N LAWS3480, LAWS3479, LAWS5180, LAWS5179, LAWS6854 and students who have previously completed an equivalent undergraduate or postgraduate unit in intellectual property This unit replaced LAWS6873 Intellectual Property: Principles and Context (formerly LAWS6854 Introduction to Intellectual Property). |
Int July |
| LAWS6317 Regulation of Corporate Crime |
6 | A It is recommended that students have some knowledge of corporate law and criminal law and procedure, or have had practical experience in these areas |
Int May |
| LAWS6944 Regulation of Mkt Manipulation & Abuse |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6944 Manipulation and Abuse in Global Securities Markets. |
Int August |
| LAWS6247 Securities and Markets Regulation |
6 | A law degree with good background in Australian corporate law This unit replaced LAWS6247 Australian Financial Services Regulation. |
Int January |
| LAWS6957 Shareholders' Remedies |
6 | A law degree with good background in Australian corporate law |
Int January |
| LAWS6008 Takeovers and Reconstructions |
6 | A presumption of law degree with corporate law knowledge |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6976 The Causation Element |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | Int February |
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| LAWS6315 White Collar and Corporate Crime |
6 | Int October |
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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
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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.