LAW5648 Comparative commercial transactions law
Faculty of Law
LAW5648 Comparative commercial transactions law is a level 9, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5648
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After LAW5648
No unit lists LAW5648 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit introduces students to the legal issues relating to transactions undertaken by companies in order to borrow money for their activities. The unit is in two parts. In the first part of the unit, measures of obtaining finance are examined in light of the main principles of the law of secured transactions. The unit undertakes comparisons of jurisdictions and compares the American Uniform Commercial Code and Australian legislation, the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth), to the law in England and in Israel. The second part of the unit focuses on the law of assignment of debts and raising money through factoring and securitisation.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5648.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Outline and explain the main principles and policies of the fields of security interests and assignment of debts
- 2
Apply the law of secured transactions and the rules of security interests and assignment of debts to complex legal issues
- 3
Evaluate and compare modern techniques of raising money
- 4
Research the law of secured transactions and the rules of security interests and assignment of debts
Workload and teaching
24 contact hours per teaching period (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements)
(36 hours at Prato)
Where it fits
LAW5648 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Marilyn Pittard
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5648?
LAW5648 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5648 offered?
LAW5648 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
Which majors and minors include LAW5648?
LAW5648 is part of Commercial and corporate law; and Transnational economic regulation.