Corporate and Commercial Law 2017

Law, Technology and Global Business deals with Australian and international approaches to regulating commerce in cyberspace and the Internet, and with electronic contracts issues.

This course will introduce the international legal rules, principles and institutions of the World Trade Organization.

This course is an advanced level examination of the regulation and practice of litigating disputes over estates in Australia, including family provision claims, disputes about testamentary capacity, suspicious circumstances, and the use of mediation in the context of estate litigation.

This course examines the law and practice of the modern marine insurance market within the context of international shipping and trade. It covers the legal principles relating to marine insurance, the market, and the special rules which distinguish this type of insurance from others.

The vast majority of worldwide imports and exports are carried by sea, whether in bulk form, for example, oil, grain and coal, or as containerised cargo.

The international shipping industry is the life blood of the global economy responsible for the carriage of around 90% of world trade.

The course will seek to develop practical mediation, dispute resolution and conflict management skills. It will provide an analysis of the framework, principles and values of mediation and other associated methods of dispute resolution.

This course deals in depth with the process of international commercial arbitration, which is one of the major growth areas of legal practice and the most widely used dispute resolution method in international business.