LAWS331-11S1 (C) Semester One 2011

Commercial Law I: Sales and Consumer Law

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 21 February 2011
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 4 March 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 20 May 2011

Description

The course involves a detailed study of the law relating to sale of goods, consumer guarantees, fair trading and other consumer protection legislation.

This course deals with the law relating to contracts for the sale of goods (including the Sale of Goods Act 1908), as well as aspects of consumer protection law (including the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 and the Fair Trading Act 1986).

Although Laws 331 is not a prerequisite for Laws 332, students are strongly recommended to complete Laws 331 before enrolling in Laws 332.

Learning Outcomes

The course aims to assist students to develop an understanding of the everyday transaction of sale and to recognise and analyse the property interests which are associated with it.  It is intended also to foster an appreciation of the effect and policy of current consumer protection legislation from both theoretical and practical points of view.

Prerequisites

(i) LAWS101; and (ii) LAWS110 from 2013

Restrictions

LAWS311

Co-requisites

LAWS202-206

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Cynthia Hawes

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Optional Essay 27 May 2011 15%
Final Examination 85%


Assessment is by way of a final examination and a compulsory essay.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Hawes, Cynthia; Butterworth's introduction to commercial law ; LexisNexis, 2007.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $630.00

International fee $3,013.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

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