James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2003

Bachelor of Laws

Townsville; Cairns

level 1

LA1004:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
LA1005:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
LA1006:03 Law in Context
LA1007:03 Legal Systems and Methods
Plus
Other level 1 subjects to the value of 12 units selected from those set out in Tables Ia, IIa, III, Va1 and Va2 of the Master Schedule of Subjects and approved by the faculty.

level 2

LA1011:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA1012:03 Torts B – Negligence
LA2011:03 Contract Law 1
LA2012:03 Contract Law 2
LA2013:03 Constitutional Law 1
LA2014:03 Constitutional Law 2
LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2

level 3

LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA3011:03 Commercial and Personal Property Law
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
LA3015:03 Company Law1
LA3016:03 Company Law 2
Plus
3 units selected from the Elective Program (level 4 subjects).

level 4

Note: Not all the following subjects will be offered every year.

A minimum of 24 units selected from:
Elective Program
LA4005:03 Jurisprudence
LA4006:03 Conflicts of Law
LA4007:03 Succession (Block mode)
LA4009:01 Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct
LA4011:03 Environmental Law
LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure
LA4023:03 Taxation Law
LA4024:03 Advanced Taxation Law
LA4026:03 Research Dissertation
LA4029:03 Comparative Law
LA4031:03 Medical Jurisprudence
LA4032:03 Family Law
LA4033:03 Advanced Commercial Law

Notes:

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

CO3201:02 Trust Accounts and Bookkeeping (block mode)
LA4009:01 Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct (Sem 2)
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure (Sem 2)
Neither CO3201 nor LA4009 will 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. Townsville students seeking admission to practice are also encouraged to include LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies, however a quota applies to this subject.

Graduate Entry Program

level 1

LA1004:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
LA1005:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
LA1006:03 Law in Context
LA1007:03 Legal Systems and Methods
LA1011:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA1012:03 Torts B – Negligence
LA2011:03 Contract Law 1
LA2012:03 Contract Law 2

level 2

LA2013:03 Constitutional Law 1
LA2014:03 Constitutional Law 2
LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
LA3015:03 Company Law 1
LA3016:03 Company Law 2

level 3

LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA3011:03 Commercial and Personal Property Law
Plus
15 units selected from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Program (level 4 subjects).

Notes:

1. Some of these subjects may be offered during the mid-semester vacations in an intensive program.

2. LA4022:03 Civil Procedure is required, if seeking accreditation from the legal professional bodies.