LAW5006 · Principles of property law

Overview

The unit examines the concept and categories of real and personal property; the interface between contractual and property rights; the nature of types of property right including freehold and leasehold estates, modes of creating and transferring property rights in law and equity; possession as a source of title, and includes types of property rights in land owned by another, such as mortgages, easements, restrictive covenants and profits a prendre.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Apply interpretive techniques to synthesize property law principles from judicial decisions and legislation.
2. Identify, research, evaluate and synthesize relevant factual, legal and policy issues.
3. Select, analyse and apply property law principles to generate solutions appropriate to legal problems and issues.
4. Engage in critical analysis and make reasoned and appropriate choices among alternatives.
5. Communicate and collaborate effectively and persuasively.

Workload

36 contact hours per teaching period (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements). Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.

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