UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

LAW5005 Principles of contract law B

Faculty of Law

LAW5005 Principles of contract law B is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2025. It needs LAW5002.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2025
Other periods
Monash Law Chambers
Assessment
Exam 60%
and 2 other tasks

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before LAW5005

Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

After LAW5005

No unit lists LAW5005 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.

Overview

Contract law addresses the concepts, principles and rules used to determine the existence and content of binding promises and their enforcement or defeasibility in a market economy. It also addresses the underlying policy considerations. The unit complements Principles of Contract Law A, and examines the performance of contracts, the discharge of contracts by termination or frustration, legal and equitable remedies for breach of contract, and vitiating factors under the unwritten law and statute.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
Trimester 1Monash Law ChambersOn campus, block
Trimester 2Monash Law ChambersOn campus, block
Trimester 3Monash Law ChambersOn campus, block

Assessment

  • Class participationDemonstration
    10%
  • Written assignmentWritten
    30%
  • Final ExamExamination
    60%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Critically evaluate contemporary issues and developments in contract law and practice, with reference to broader social, economic and comparative perspectives

  2. 2

    Use appropriate research tools and methods to evaluate and synthesise relevant legal and factual matters;

  3. 3

    Demonstrate intellectual and practical skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methods and conclusions;

  4. 4

    Select, analyse, interpret and apply legal principles and methods and use professional judgement to generate appropriate jurisprudential and practical responses to moderately complex legal problems;

  5. 5

    Communicate effectively and persuasively; and

  6. 6

    Learn and work with autonomy, accountability and professionalism.

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops36 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Students enrolled in this unit will be provided with 36 contact hours of seminars per semester whether intensive, semi-intensive, or semester-long offering. Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.

Learning resources

Required resources

See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Drossos Stamboulakis
Gabrielle Wolf
Dr Emmanuel Laryea

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for LAW5005?

You need LAW5002 before you enrol.

When is LAW5005 offered?

LAW5005 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.

Does LAW5005 have an exam?

Yes. The exam is worth 60% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Law
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available