James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2003

LA3011:03

Commercial and Personal Property Law

Townsville, Cairns HECS Band 3

26 hours lectures, 12 hours tutorials. Semester 1.

Available to level 3 LLB students or combined degree students.

Introduction to personal property law, the law of sale of goods, cheques; the law of agency and bailment.

Learning Objectives:

  1. a knowledge and understanding of commercial law;
  2. ability to identify legal issues and to apply the law to given factual situations;
  3. ability to analyse and assess the law.

Assessment by final examination and optional on-course assessment.