James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

Bachelor of Arts – Bachelor of Laws

Townsville, Cairns

YEAR 1
LA1004:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
LA1005:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
LA1006:03 Legal Studies
LA1007:03 Legal Research and Analysis
and  
12 units of level 1 subjects from Table Ia of the Master Schedule.
YEAR 2
LA1011:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA1012:03 Torts B – Negligence
LA2011:03 Contract Law 1
LA2012:03 Contract Law 2
and  
At least 12 units of level 2 subjects from Table Ia of the Master Schedule.
YEAR 3
LA2013:03 Constitutional Law 1
LA2014:03 Constitutional Law 2
LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2
and  
12 units of level 3 subjects from Table Ia of the Master Schedule.*
YEAR 4
LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA3011:03 Commercial Law 1
LA3012:03 Commercial Law 2
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
LA3015:03 Company Law 1
LA3016:03 Company Law 2
YEAR 5
A minimum of 24 units selected from level 4 law elective subjects listed below:
CO3201:02 Trust Accounts and Bookkeeping*
LA4005:03 Jurisprudence
LA4007:03 Succession
LA4009:01 Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct*
LA4011:03 Environmental Law
LA4012:03 Public International Law
LA4013:03 Law of Corporate Investigations
LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies
LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure
LA4023:03 Taxation Law
LA4024:03 Advanced Taxation Law
LA4032:03 Family Law
HONOURS (by permission of Head/s of School
LA4026:03 Research Dissertation

Notes:

1. Students wishing to seek accreditation from the legal professional bodies as a barrister or solicitor will need to include the following:

CO3201:02 Trust Accounts and Bookkeeping
LA4009:01 Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure.

* Neither CO3201:02 nor LA4009:01 may be credited to the LLB degree.

2. Students seeking admission to practice are strongly advised to include the following level 4 subjects:

LA4007:03 Succession
LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting
LA4032:03 Family Law

3. Students seeking admission to practice are also encouraged to include LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies, however in Townsville a quota applies to this subject.

4. The Solicitors Board is currently considering whether LA3012:03 (Commercial Law 2) is required to practice Law.